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Invercargill after-hours doctors to continue
Thursday 28 March 2024WellSouth Primary Health Network has moved fast to support continuity of primary care in Invercargill following the closure of the Invercargill Urgent Doctors (IUDS) today (28 March).
WellSouth, the primary health organisation (PHO) for Otago and Southland, is working with Te Hau o Te Ora, the partnership it has...
WellSouth gets the Rainbow Tick
Tuesday 26 March 2024
WellSouth Primary Health Network has achieved a significant milestone, receiving the Rainbow Tick certification, believed to be the first primary health organisation (PHO) in the country to receive the mark *.
Rainbow Tick is a certification mark for organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand that complete a Diversity & Inclusion...
Southern touch to nurse programme
Monday 26 February 2024The South’s first nurse prescriber programme is celebrating its two-year milestone with 50 graduates and no signs of slowing down.
Te Waipounamu Registered Nurse Prescribing in Community Health programme was developed and is delivered by WellSouth, the Southern primary health organisation (PHO) for Otago and Southland in collaboration with Health...
A healthier website for WellSouth
Monday 19 February 2024A healthier website for WellSouth
WellSouth Primary Health Network has upgraded its website, making it easier for practices and health consumers to find important health information. The new site is due to go live on Tuesday 27 February.
The web update project is response to feedback from users to the...
WellSouth introduces new Pasifika and Māori scholarship for medical students
Wednesday 22 November 2023This year, WellSouth, the primary health organisation for Southland and Otago, has launched its annual WellSouth Primary Care General Practice Award 2023, in partnership with the University of Otago, honouring the top-achieving Pasifika and Māori final year medical students.
These scholarships, worth $2,000 each, were awarded to Bachelor...
Southerners being encouraged to plan around fifth wave
Thursday 16 November 2023As New Zealand moves through its fifth wave of Covid-19 with related deaths on the rise, WellSouth is reminding the Otago and Southland community about how to stay well, to support whānau and plan ahead for the festive season.Dr Carol Atmore, Clinical Director of WellSouth Primary Health Network says people...
Seeking input into suicide prevention planning
Tuesday 31 October 2023WellSouth, the Primary Health Organisation (PHO) for Otago and Southland, is seeking input to help draft the Southern Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2024 – 2027. The Southern Suicide Prevention Action Plan, which is developed by WellSouth, will help organisations and government agencies to understand what actions they can...
Be prepared – measles immunisation drive in Southern
Friday 06 October 2023WellSouth, the Primary Health Organisation for Otago and Southland, is today asking the Southern community to be prepared against a measles outbreak and get immunised. They are asking people across Otago and Southland who are not immunised against measles to contact their general practice or visit their local pharmacy...
Te Hau o Te Ora, the low-cost Invercargill general practice, turns one
Thursday 31 August 202328 August 2023Te Hau o Te Ora, the low-cost Invercargill general practice, turns one Te Hau o Te Ora, Partnered Primary Care Services Ltd, celebrated it’s one year anniversary this month. Created in partnership between Hokonui Rūnanga, Awarua Rūnaka, and WellSouth Primary Health Network, the practice is filling the gap...
Big impact in a short time: New report shows Tōku Oranga-Access + Choice programme making a difference, service is equitable
Tuesday 02 May 2023Meaningful and measurable benefits for patients is how a new report describes the impact of a WellSouth mental health and well-being service delivered through general practices across Southern.The Evaluation of the Tōku-Oranga-Access and Choice Programme report finds there is ‘evidence of the programme’s effectiveness’, including ‘significant improvements in mental, physical...