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WellSouth is the Primary Health Network for the Southern region, responsible for the delivery of primary health care and supporting general practice teams in Otago and Southland.

Our aim is to support people to look after themselves, promote healthy environments and help provide care, and support access to care, where and when it’s needed.

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Latest News at WellSouth

General practices central to Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Southern

Apr 30, 2021

General practices in Southern are playing an important role in the COVID-19 vaccine programme in the region, helping to make Covid-19 vaccinations more accessible across the district.More than one quarter…

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Health Improvement Practitioner has a big impact in a short time

Apr 21, 2021

There’s no doubt that WellSouth Health Improvement Practitioner, Rachael Bentley, is a welcome addition to the practice team in East Otago Health. Just weeks after joining the staff at the…

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Southern general practices keen to be part of the COVID-19 vaccine programme: WellSouth survey

Apr 8, 2021

General practices across the Southern region want to help deliver COVID-19 vaccinations to patients and whānau, according to a survey of practice staff in Otago and Southland. WellSouth Primary…

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