A positive evaluation shows between 4-23 per cent of patients from a WellSouth practices sample had a warm handover to a health improvement practitioner or health coach in the previous year
Meaningful 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
WellSouth Primary Health Network has created two new pharmacist roles aimed at improving health outcomes for Māori and Pacific communities in Otago and Southland
Two new Invercargill practices that opened within days of each other last August, in response to unmet need, now have nearly 4000 patients between them. Fiona Cassie reports
Two new Invercargill practices that opened within days of each other last August, in response to unmet need, now have nearly 4000 patients between them. Fiona Cassie reports
WellSouth Primary Health Network has created two new pharmacist roles aimed at improving health outcomes for Māori and Pacific communities in Otago and Southland
Patients with knee, lower (lumbar) or upper (cervical) spine have faster access to diagnostic imaging and treatments thanks to a new, ACC-funded programme supporting GPs to refer directly for MRI scans
Dunedin Urgent Doctors has had to close patient queues or implement a “no doctor” policy on occasion this summer due to doctor shortages that are hitting services nationally
The South Island’s only on-job training course in community nurse prescribing has delivered a confidence boost to its 10 first graduates, says programme coordinator Ellen Clearwater
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management