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New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards

Meet our fantastic finalists

The Health Media

Thursday 6 May 2021, 12:18 PM

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IN A YEAR that’s been far from ordinary, the New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora 2021 are celebrating extraordinary
achievements across the primary healthcare sector.

Forty-seven finalists have risen to this year’s challenge to deliver awesome health work towards equitable outcomes.

They are now eagerly waiting to learn whether they will win an award.

If they miss out, they can still feel proud – their entries were selected from more than 130 submissions this year.

Celebrating excellence

Every day, GPs, nurses, practice managers, pharmacists, midwives and others are finding smart ways to collaborate, innovate and place patients
at the heart of healthcare.

The awards showcase their outstanding work and tireless dedication to improving the health and wellbeing of all New Zealanders.

Awards finalists will be honoured at a gala night on 15 May, at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland. The evening finishes with a big reveal – the winner of
the ACC Supreme Award, chosen from all the category winners.

Don’t miss your chance to dine and dance the night away with the stars of primary care. Be quick to book your seat or table – limited seats are available and ticket sales close on 1 May.

Email Emma Houltham at NZPHAwards@pgnz.org.nz

The finalists for the New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora 2021 are:

GenPro General practice of the year

FINALISTS

Newtown Union Health Service - Wellington
South Seas Healthcare - Auckland

Medtech General practitioner of the year

FINALISTS

Lily Fraser - Auckland
Glen Davies - Taupō

Good sort award

FINALISTS

Barbara Broome - Auckland
Donna Kielar - Auckland

Green Cross Health - Outstanding contribution to health

FINALISTS

Leesa King - Rotorua
Bruce Arroll - Auckland

Practice/business manager of the year

FINALISTS

Michelle Meenagh - Raglan
Dwayne Stewart - Te Aroha

College of Nurses Aotearoa NZ Nurse practitioner of the year

FINALISTS

Maria Kekus - Auckland
Karen Hoare - Auckland

Boehringer Ingelheim Practice nurse of the year

FINALISTS

Fakaanga Mapa - Auckland
Angela Moananu - Auckland

Community or primary healthcare pharmacist of the year

FINALISTS

Pauline McQuoid - Tauranga
Fiona Corbin - Whanganui

Pharmacy Guild Community pharmacy of the year

FINALISTS

Sanders Pharmacy - Te Awamutu
Ranolf Pharmacy - Rotorua

Sir Graeme Douglas Young primary healthcare pharmacist of the year

FINALISTS

Vibhuti Patel - Rangiora
Jilly Williams - Kaikohe

ProPharma Community pharmacy technician of the year

FINALISTS

Sonya Scrimshaw - Life Pharmacy North City, Porirua
Fran Chen - Ranolf Pharmacy, Rotorua

Research and education award

FINALISTS

Ben Gray, Jo Hilder, and Maria Stubbe - Applied Research on Communication in Health Group - University of Otago, Wellington
Protecting our pēpi through aiding awareness of and access to maternal vaccinations - Natalie Gauld Limited, Auckland

ACC Patient safety award

FINALISTS

Improving medicine safety - Health Navigator NZ, Auckland
Continuity of Care in the home during Covid-19 lockdown Level 4: A Health and Safety Risk Program - Access Community Health, Lower Hutt

Pharmaceutical Society Innovation in service delivery award

FINALISTS

Health Hub @ Anglesea Pharmacy - Hamilton
Blind Low Vision NZ – Remote Consultations - Auckland
Anglesea Pharmacy Sleep Services - Hamilton

Southern Cross Health Insurance Primary and secondary integration award

FINALISTS

Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance – Integrated Case Management Team - Whakatāne
TBI Health SpineCare Pathway - Wellington

Best youth or senior health service award

FINALISTS

Te Wā Kōrero - National Hauora Coalition, Auckland
Health Connections - Auckland

Spark Health Excellence in information technology or telehealth award

FINALISTS

AVA – The Access Virtual Assistant Access Community Health Hauora - Tara-Ā-Whare, Lower Hutt
Bettr by far – exploring a new frontier in healthcare - Tāmaki Health, Auckland

Habit Health Best mental health programme

FINALISTS

Wellness Support Team – Awhi Atu, Awhi Mai A revolutionary holistic support programme for individuals, whānau and health professionals - Total Healthcare PHO, Auckland
Aronui Team - Turuki Health Care, Auckland

Medispace Good space award

FINALISTS

Team Medical Urgent Care & GP Services Transformation - Green Cross Health, Auckland
Raglan Medical - Raglan
The Hastings Health Centre One Stop Health and Urgent Care facility - Hastings

Ministry of Health Equity award

FINALISTS

Mana Tū: A whānau ora approach to supporting people living with poorly controlled diabetes - National Hauora Coalition, Auckland
Te Puna Ora o Mataatua - Te Puna Ora o Mataatua Charitable Trust, Whakatāne
Mana Kidz - National Hauora Coalition, Auckland

BDO Business achievement award

FINALISTS

Connecting with the community to drive better health outcomes - Tāmaki Health, Auckland
Living Waters Medical Solutions Limited - Whanganui

Bluestar Best supplier service, product or campaign

FINALISTS

Pandemic Emergency Roving Locums (PERL) - New Zealand Rural General Practice Network, Wellington
NZWCS Wound Awareness Week - NZ Wound Care Society, Feilding

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