Your Health and Wellbeing
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Stay well this winter
WellSouth has tips to help you stay well this winter with information on where to seek help when you need it. General practices are often very busy in winter, but there’s plenty of help you can get before you need to see a clinician.
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Find a General Practice
Looking to enrol in a general practice? WellSouth supports residents of Otago and Southland to find a general practice or primary care provider.
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Find After Hours Care
If it is a medical emergency call 111.
You can also call Healthline 0800 611 116 for free advice from registered nurses, 24/7.
Click here for more options.
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Find a Pharmacy
Pharmacists ensure prescriptions are dispensed correctly and are appropriate for you.
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COVID-19
Find out more about testing, medications, what you can expect from your local GP and where to collect RATs.
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Health Promotion
Our Health Promotion team facilitates, develops and/or supports a range of services and resources such as Books on Prescription and Low-cost Food Maps, as well as working across the first 2000 days of life.
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Māori and Pacific Health
Find links to local providers and services and find out about WellSouth's commitment to more equitable health outcomes for our region.
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Mental Health and Wellbeing
Find a range of support services from Tōku Oranga - Access and Choice, family mental health and brief intervention, as well as support for suicide prevention and postvention and Books on Prescription.
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Screening
Find important information about Aotearoa New Zealand's screening programmes and your local providers in Otago and Southland, including for bowel, breast and cervical screening.
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Virtual GP Consults
You can also access health clinicians by telephone or online providers instead of visiting your clinic. A range of online providers are listed here.
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WellSouth Services
WellSouth provides clinical services for patients enrolled with general practices in Otago and Southland from diabetes workshops to mental wellbeing support. Find out which are self-referred, and which are referred via your nurse or doctor.
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