ProCare Health - Latest News [Page 5]
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 >>
ProCare Releases Pacific Equity Guide For General Practices
Friday, 18 February 2022, 9:02 am | ProCare Health
ProCare is excited to announce that it has today released “Achieving Equity for Pacific - A guide for General Practices” to equip and support practices across its network to achieve the best health outcomes for their pacific patients, their ... More >>
ProCare Announced As Emerging Business Of The Year At The 2021 Cooperative Business NZ Annual Awards
Friday, 11 February 2022, 1:10 pm | ProCare Health
ProCare is delighted to have been announced as the Emerging Business of the Year at last night’s 2021 Cooperative Business New Zealand Annual Awards. The award for Emerging Business of the Year seeks to recognise an emerging cooperate that has ... More >>
Tamariki Vaccinations & Booster Drive In Tāmaki Makaurau Benefits From Community Collab Targeting Network Pool Of 800K
Saturday, 5 February 2022, 2:28 pm | ProCare Health
ProCare, a leading healthcare provider, is excited to continue its partnership with Turuki Health Care, Taumata Kōrero and Ira Dot to encourage and support Māori tamariki getting their vaccinations, and boosters for those over 18 years old. ... More >>
Got That Summertime Sadness Ahead Of Waitangi Weekend? Why Summer Can Lead To An Increased Risk Of Gout
Friday, 4 February 2022, 10:22 am | ProCare Health
It wouldn’t be a summer in Aotearoa if we didn’t have barbeques, kai moana and the odd drink or two. However, this tasty combination can lead to an increased risk of gout warns ProCare, a leading healthcare provider. Gout is a form of arthritis ... More >>
ProCare Supports The Human Rights Commission Inquiry Into NZ’s Pacific Pay Gap
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 9:58 am | ProCare Health
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals who look after the largest Pacific population in Auckland, is proud to support the Human Rights Commission inquiry into New Zealand’s Pacific Pay Gap; as according to the ... More >>
