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Preventative health care was vitally important to help whānau avoid getting so sick they needed hospital care, Nicholas said. And providing access to quality health care was part of iwi s responsibility under its partnership with the crown, he said. Nicholas envisioned the future medical centre offering complementary health services like dentistry, podiatry, physiotherapy, and oral health care, alongside Whānau Ora services. While the nuts and bolts of the partnership, including the shareholder agreement, needed to be worked out, Nicholas said the practice could be up and running within a month – although WellSouth has indicated that finding staff was a challenge.
WellSouth is now partnering with three Ngāi Tahu rūnaka for a new joint venture general practice for Invercargill while pursuing a separate joint venture for an after-hours service
Dr Carol Atmore appointed WellSouth medical director nzdoctor.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nzdoctor.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Covid-19 vaccine programme leader Karl Metzler, front right, poses with some of his vaccination team at the opening of the permanent vaccination clinic in Invercargill in April. He’s hopeful more Southland and Otago residents will be enrolled with GPs by the end of the vaccine roll-out.
Southern Covid-19 vaccine programme leader Karl Metzler is confident the roll-out is going to plan but said the biggest challenge will be standing up a workforce as groups get bigger. Vaccinations for group three – people over the age of 65 or with underlying health conditions – began in May with 109,000 expected to receive their first dose in the next two months.