11 May 2023

Breast screening delays affecting thousands

From Morning Report, 7:47 am on 11 May 2023

A new report has found 50,000 women nationwide have had their breast screening delayed.

And it says the system is racist because of the worse rates for Maori and Pacific women.

It makes 26 recommendations for change.

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Dr Nina Scott is one of the authors, and the person charged with implementing changes.

She spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.