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Pop-up surveillance testing for COVID-19 in Balclutha, Thursday 10 September
Thursday 03 September 2020Media Release 02 September 2020 Pop-up surveillance testing for COVID-19 in Balclutha, Thursday 10 September Balclutha area residents are encouraged to get tested for COVID-19. Clutha Health First, Tokomairiro Waiora, Clutha District Council, WellSouth primary health network and Southern DHB are providing COVID-19 swabbing at a one day ‘pop-up’...
COVID-19 testing continues at general practice as community based testing centres close
Wednesday 26 August 2020Call 0800 VIRUS 19 (0800 847 8719) to access COVID-19 testing Southern residents are encouraged to contact their general practice or call 0800 VIRUS19 to access free COVID-19 testing if they have symptoms. Community Based Testing Centres in Invercargill and Dunedin are scaling back their operations as of 4pm...
Stuart Heal named new Alliance South chair
Friday 21 August 2020News Release21 May 2020 COVID-19 experience shows strengths of health sector working together, says New Alliance South chair COVID-19 is a test like no other for health services, and the response by health care providers in the Southern region highlights what can be achieved by working together.That’s the view...
WellSouth initiates Māori wellness checks
Friday 21 August 2020NEWS RELEASE31 July 2020 WellSouth initiates Māori wellness checksWellSouth is supporting general practices to re-engage and reconnect with Māori, encouraging them to catch up any health care that may have been missed during the COVID-19 lockdown.WellSouth clinicians are making telephone calls to Māori patients to check on their health...
Well-being approach to mental health services launches in Southern
Friday 21 August 2020News Release20 August 2020Well-being approach to mental health services launches in SouthernWellSouth introduces new mental health roles for general practiceBetter access to mental health support is on its way to the Southern region, with the introduction by WellSouth of seven new Health Improvement Practitioners in primary care. This is...
New Southern suicide prevention strategy focuses on collaboration and community
Wednesday 27 May 202025 May 2020New Southern suicide prevention strategy focuses on collaboration and communityCreating an inclusive, open and coordinated approach to suicide prevention is at the heart of the newly released Southern District Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan, 2020-2023.“Suicide, suicidal thoughts, self-harm: these are complex health and social issues – and...
COVID-19 experience shows strengths of health sector working together, says New Alliance South chair
Wednesday 27 May 202022 May 2020 COVID-19 is a test like no other for health services, and the response by health care providers in the Southern region highlights what can be achieved by working together. That’s the view of incoming Alliance South chair, Stuart Heal, who will assume the leadership role at the...
New Southern suicide prevention strategy focuses on collaboration and community
Wednesday 27 May 202025 May 2020New Southern suicide prevention strategy focuses on collaboration and communityCreating an inclusive, open and coordinated approach to suicide prevention is at the heart of the newly released Southern District Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan, 2020-2023.“Suicide, suicidal thoughts, self-harm: these are complex health and social issues – and...
COVID-19 experience shows strengths of health sector working together, says New Alliance South chair
Wednesday 27 May 202022 May 2020 COVID-19 is a test like no other for health services, and the response by health care providers in the Southern region highlights what can be achieved by working together. That’s the view of incoming Alliance South chair, Stuart Heal, who will assume the leadership role at the...
10,000 Covid-19 swabs done in the community in Southern region Info
Thursday 07 May 2020News Release 06 May 2020WellSouth PHO and general practice teams in the Southern region are today celebrating a major milestone in the fight against COVID-19, having surpassed more than 10,000 tests completed in the community.Approximately half of tests (10,401 as of 1pm today) are done in general practices and half...