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Investment in programmes and services key feature for WellSouth for 2020/21: Annual Report
Tuesday 09 November 2021Greater access to well-being support in primary care, balancing Covid-19 testing along with delivery of the vaccine, improving long-term conditions support, and a continued commitment to equity are among the many highlights for WellSouth in the fiscal year 2020/21.WellSouth’s board of trustees adopted the Annual Report 2021 and financial...
Join Health Care Home - final opportunity for Southern general practices
Friday 29 October 2021Practices interested in joining the Southern Health Care Home programme are encouraged to get in touch with the Health Care Home team at hch@wellsouth.org.nz or on 021 279 8907 by 1 December 2021 as the final opportunity to start Health Care Home in now underway.The start date for new...
Southern general practices voice support for the Covid-19 vaccination programme with full page ads in community papers
Tuesday 19 October 2021Southern general practices are putting their collective voices behind the Covid-19 vaccination campaign with an open letter to the public published in the weekly community newspapers across Otago and Southland.[image src="/assets/Images/182a7cd5d6/GP-Ad.JPG" id="1587" width="600" height="279" class="leftAlone ss-htmleditorfield-file image"]Southern is one of the best performing districts for vaccination uptake, and a distributed...
Agreement signing and new name mark next step for Invercargill primary health care partnership
Thursday 30 September 2021The new Invercargill primary care partnership is taking a major step forward with a new name and the official signing of a partnership agreement between Awarua Rūnaka, Hokonui Runanga and WellSouth primary health network in Waihōpai-Invercargill today (Thursday 30 September).The new name for the service - Te Hau o Te...
Waikawa Covid-19 vaccinations clinics
Monday 27 September 2021WellSouth primary health network will be delivering two Covid-19 vaccination clinics in Waikawa, Catlins – helping ensure Southerners have access to the vaccine and helping Aotearoa to get to 90% vaccination coverage. Waikawa Niagara Community Centre15 Larne Street Waikawa 9884Wednesday 6th OctoberWednesday 17th November11am-5pmBookings recommended - online via the...
WellSouth working to boost Covid-19 vaccine rates among Māori and Pasifika
Thursday 23 September 2021Supporting greater uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine, WellSouth’s call centre is reaching out to unvaccinated Māori and Pasifika patients in the district, offering to book their vaccines.Nine new part-time staff have been contracted to make outbound calls on behalf of general practices. “We want to make it as easy as...
Covid-19 vaccination clinic for Lumsden area residents - Friday 17th September
Tuesday 14 September 2021WellSouth primary health network is promoting access to the Covid-19 vaccine in the Lumsden area, providing a pop-up vaccination clinic at Memorial Hall on Friday 17 September. The team expect to deliver up to 180 vaccines and a repeat clinic in November will deliver second doses of the...
Covid vaccinations clinics in Oamaru help to reach Waitaki Pasifika community
Monday 13 September 2021More than 240 Waitaki residents, largely from the growing Māori and Pacific communities, received COVID vaccinations in a community-led clinic this past Friday and Saturday.The Oamaru Pacific Island Community Group, working with Tumai Ora Whānau Services, the Waitaki Multicultural Council, Oamaru Hospital, Southern DHB, and WellSouth Primary Health Network, organised...
Call for interest: WellSouth Board Trustees – General Medical Practitioner Representative and Community Representative
Sunday 12 September 2021Have a passion for health system improvement? Want to play a part in supporting WellSouth and our general practice network to improve primary care services in Otago and Southland?WellSouth is seeking interest from a community representative and a general medical practitioner representative to serve as trustees in our board.The...
Covid-19 testing on University of Otago campus
Friday 20 August 2021
WellSouth Covid-19 Testing Centre St David Lecture Theatres St David and Cumberland Streets
Appointments required. This is not a walk-in clinic.
Call 0800 VIRUS-19 (0800 847 87 19) to book a Covid-19 test
Students are the initial priority.
Hours of operation:
Saturday 11am to 4.30pm
Sunday 11am to 4.30pm
Monday 11am to 4.30pm
Tuesday 11am to...