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ProCare Announces Changes To Its Health (PHO) Limited Board
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 11:28 am | ProCare Health
Leading healthcare provider, ProCare, has today announced changes to its Health (PHO) Limited Board – effective from 1 July. Taima Campbell, current Chair of the ProCare Health (PHO) Limited Board, will be stepping down from her 5 years with the ... More >>
ProCare Launches Ground-breaking Training Pilot For Doctors On Track To Fellowship
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 9:41 am | ProCare Health
Leading healthcare provider, ProCare, has today announced that it will be piloting a new training model for those General Practitioners who are completing the second and third year of their training to become a fellow. Currently, doctors in the second ... More >>
ProCare Calls For Healthy Drink Provisions In All Schools In Aotearoa
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 12:37 pm | ProCare Health
ProCare, a leading healthcare provider, has today called for healthy drink provisions in both primary and secondary schools in Aotearoa as part of its submission to the Ministry of Education’s consultation regarding the proposed changes to the promotion ... More >>
ProCare Appoints New General Manager Health Services
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 10:20 am | ProCare Health
ProCare is delighted to announce the appointment of Brett Butler in the newly created role of General Manager Health Services. Brett will join ProCare on 20 June and will form part of the Group’s Executive Leadership Team. Brett joins ProCare from a ... More >>
ProCare Welcomes The Budget Announcement For Healthcare Reforms
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 6:56 pm | ProCare Health
Leading healthcare provider ProCare has today welcomed the announcement of $5.854m in the next financial year for the establishment of Comprehensive Primary Care Teams. Bindi Norwell, Chief Executive at ProCare says: “It is great news to see funding ... More >>
ProCare Welcomes Big Boost In PHARMAC Budget, However Is It Enough?
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 6:54 pm | ProCare Health
Leading healthcare provider ProCare has today welcomed the big boost to PHARMAC funding, being the biggest in history, however questions whether it is enough, given inflation is sitting at 6.9%. Bindi Norwell, Group Chief Executive at ProCare says: ... More >>
ProCare Welcomes The Reduction In Age Of Bowel Screening For Māori And Pacific Patients; Long Overdue
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 4:57 pm | ProCare Health
Leading healthcare provider ProCare has today welcomed the reduction in the age of bowel screening for Māori and Pacific patients from 60 to 50 with an additional $10.096 million in the next financial year. Dr Allan Moffitt, Clinical Director at ... More >>
ProCare Disappointed Nurses Left Out In The Cold In Budget 22
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 3:54 pm | ProCare Health
Leading healthcare provider, ProCare is disappointed that primary care nurses have been left out of today’s Budget announcement. Gabrielle Lord, Nursing Director and General Manager Practice Services, at ProCare says: “Nurses have been the backbone ... More >>
ProCare Welcomes Budget Funding For Warm, Dry Homes To Reduce Respiratory Issues
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 3:52 pm | ProCare Health
Leading healthcare provider ProCare has today welcomed funding in today’s Budget to ensure Kiwis can live in warmer, dryer homes. This is one of the biggest determinants of health and is one of the key measures we can take to prevent hospitilisations ... More >>
ProCare Delighted To Be Appointed As A Primary Health Organisation In Northland
Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 9:16 am | ProCare Health
After a quarter of a century of being an Auckland-based healthcare provider, ProCare is delighted to announced that it has been approved as a Primary Health Organisation in Te Tai Tokerau. This move has been approved by the Northland DHB Board; and comes ... More >>
Covid Sees Auckland Children’s Immunisation Rate At Lowest Point In 2 Years, According To Latest ProCare Data
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 10:37 am | ProCare Health
The percentage of children across Tāmaki Makaurau that have received their recommended childhood immunisations by the age of two, is at its lowest point in two years according to the latest Population Health data from leading healthcare provider ProCare. In ... More >>
ProCare Fresh Minds Disappointed, But Not Surprised By Consumer NZ Findings
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 3:19 pm | ProCare Health
Tāmaki Makaurau’s primary mental health and wellbeing service, ProCare Fresh Minds, is disappointed by the findings of the Consumer NZ mystery shop of insurance companies, with all health insurance policies looked at, including blanket exclusions ... More >>
ProCare Announces Appointment Of Tangata Whenua Representative To Its Health Limited Board
Monday, 11 April 2022, 9:24 am | ProCare Health
Leading healthcare provider ProCare is delighted to announce the appointment of Sarah (Hera) Kinred (Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei) as the Tangata Whenua representative on the ProCare Health Limited Board. Her appointment was effective from 1 April 2022. ... More >>
Healthcare Professionals Unite To Address A 7 Billion Dollar Problem
Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 2:29 pm | ProCare Health
Alcohol-related harm costs Aotearoa more than 7 billion dollars every year and is the leading cause of preventable death in Kiwis aged 15-49. Nearly 20% of all deaths for men, and 10% of all deaths for women are attributed to alcohol use. Bindi Norwell, ... More >>
ProCare Appoints New General Manager Digital, Data And Technology
Tuesday, 29 March 2022, 9:37 am | ProCare Health
ProCare is delighted to announce that it has appointed Kirti Desai as its new General Manager Digital, Data and Technology. Kirti will join ProCare on 26 April and will form part of the Group’s Executive Leadership Team. Kirti joins ProCare from a ... More >>
ProCare Supports PHARMAC’s Proposal To Widen Access To The Flu Vaccine
Friday, 18 March 2022, 2:06 pm | ProCare Health
Leading healthcare provider ProCare has today made a submission in support of PHARMAC’s proposal to widen access to the flu vaccination to an additional 39,000 Māori and Pacific people aged 55-64 for this flu season. This support comes as flu vaccination ... More >>
ProCare Mobile Health On The Move – Ara Hauora Ready To Address Unmet Health Needs
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 4:09 pm | ProCare Health
ProCare is excited to announce it has launched a new mobile health service, called Ara Hauora – Your health, your way, together, to help address unmet health needs for whānau across Tāmaki Makaurau and to improve health outcomes. Ara Hauora is ... More >>
ProCare Announces New Nurse Representative To Its Health (PHO) Limited Board
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 3:34 pm | ProCare Health
Leading healthcare provider ProCare has today announced the appointment of Ann Davis as a new Director to the ProCare Health (PHO) Limited Board. Ann’s appointment is effective immediately and she will take on the role of Nurse Representative. Ann ... More >>
ProCare Launches ‘Mission Possible’ To Help Inundated Practices
Friday, 25 February 2022, 12:23 pm | ProCare Health
With the rapid spread of Omicron, general practices across Tāmaki Makaurau are being inundated with COVID response requirements as well as trying to keep up with the day-to-day care of their patients. In response, leading healthcare provider, ... More >>
ProCare Welcomes Use Of Supervised RATS, But Short Notice Of Deployment Putting Pressure On Health System
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 11:45 am | ProCare Health
ProCare welcomes use of supervised Rapid Antigen Tests in general practices, but short notice of deployment putting pressure on health system Leading healthcare provider, ProCare, has today welcomed the arrival of supervised Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) ... More >>