WellSouth News Feed
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News Releases
New Board Appointees for WellSouth
Tuesday 08 November 2022Two new appointments were confirmed at the WellSouth Board of Trustees meeting today (Tuesday 08 November).Nurse Practitioner Nicky Burwood has...
Readying for the health system of the future: WellSouth Annual Report 2021-2022
Tuesday 08 November 2022WellSouth made an even more significant contribution to the health sector response to the Covid global pandemic in the 2021-2022...
Community is key: Southland general practices attracting and keeping trainee doctors
Monday 17 October 2022Southland general practices are proving popular training grounds for new doctors, as eight, second-year GP trainees are continuing to train...
Primary Care Nurses Advance their Skills
Wednesday 21 September 2022The South Island are set to have twelve new community nurse prescribers by the end of October, just after the...
Call for interest: WellSouth Board of Trustees - Nurse Representative and Community Representative
Monday 19 September 2022Be part of making real impact in the health services for communities in Otago and Southland.WellSouth is seeking a nurse...
Gore Medical Centre credentialled as a Health Care Home practice, First practice in Southern to receive accreditation
Thursday 01 September 2022The Gore Medical Centre (GMC) is celebrating a milestone in primary care in Southern.GMC is the first general practice...
Manaaki team calling Māori and Pasifika patients to support attending hospital appointments
Thursday 18 August 2022WellSouth Primary Health Network and Te Whatu Ora Southern (Māori Health Directorate and Surgical Services & Radiology) are teaming up...
Dunedin Covid Testing Centre hours extended
Wednesday 13 July 2022WellSouth have extended the opening hours of the Covid community testing centre at 5 Malcolm Street in Dunedin as of...
Preparing for a second wave of Covid-19
Monday 11 July 2022As predicted earlier in the year, we are currently seeing a second wave of Covid-19 cases in our Southern communities.As...
Nurse prescribing programme helping primary care nurses do more for their patients
Monday 27 June 2022More South Island-based primary care nurses will be able to prescribe routine medications to patients thanks to a new training...