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Flu Vaccination Rates Halved For Under 65s In Auckland As COVID Kept People Away, Says ProCare
Friday, 19 November 2021, 10:26 am | ProCare Health
The percentage of Aucklanders under the age of 65 who have received their annual flu vaccination has halved this year as COVID-19 has kept people away from general practices, according to the latest data from ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network ... More >>
Outstanding Work Of General Practice Teams Recognised In ProCare Quality Awards 2021
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 11:01 am | ProCare Health
The quality of care provided to Aucklanders from general practice teams across the city has been recognised in the ProCare Quality Awards 2021. The awards celebrate the work done by general practitioners, nurses and their support teams in improving ... More >>
ProCare Welcomes Addition Of Astra Zeneca To COVID Vaccine Programme
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 2:58 pm | ProCare Health
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals, has today welcomed the announcement from the Director General of Health that the Astra Zeneca vaccine has been added to New Zealand’s COVID vaccination programme. This ... More >>
ProCare Calls For Urgent Update On COVID Booster Doses For General Practice Staff
Thursday, 4 November 2021, 9:44 am | ProCare Health
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals, has welcomed the government’s announcement that it has purchased an additional 4.7 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for delivery. However, the organisation ... More >>
ProCare Joins Forces To Create Biggest Māori Vaccination Drive In Tāmaki Makaurau
Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 4:06 pm | ProCare Health
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals, is excited to announce it has partnered with Waikato Tainui, Turuki Health Care and Hāpai te Hauora to hold a vaccination weekend event in Māngere Town Centre on Saturday ... More >>
Where Are The GPs? ProCare Surprised GPs Haven’t Been Included In Plans For Community Care Of COVID Patients
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 5:25 pm | ProCare Health
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals, has today been left surprised by the announcement that general practices have been excluded from plans for the community care of patients with COVID-19. Bindi Norwell, Group ... More >>
ProCare Welcomes Announcement Around Mandatory Vaccination For Healthcare Workers
Monday, 11 October 2021, 6:06 pm | ProCare Health
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals, has today welcomed the announcement at this afternoon’s post-Cabinet briefing that mandatory COVID vaccinations will come into effect by 1 December for healthcare workers. ... More >>
ProCare Joins Growing List Of Organisations Calling For Frontline Workers To Be Vaccinated
Friday, 8 October 2021, 11:11 am | ProCare Health
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals, has today joined the growing number of organisations across Aotearoa who are calling for all frontline healthcare workers to be vaccinated. Bindi Norwell, Group CEO at ... More >>
Blood, Sweat & Tears From Auckland GPs Is Getting Patients Vaccinated, Says ProCare
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 10:08 am | ProCare Health
Going the extra mile and putting in the hard yards, has seen 40.1% (53 practices) of ProCare’s 167 general practices across Tāmaki Makaurau having in excess of 85% of their patients receive their first does of the Pfizer vaccination. Additionally, ... More >>
Lockdown Stress And Anxiety Likely To Cause Tsunami Of Mental Health Referrals, Says Fresh Minds
Friday, 1 October 2021, 9:55 am | ProCare Health
Tāmaki Makaurau’s primary mental health and wellbeing service, Fresh Minds, expects tsunami of referrals from GPs for people experiencing mental health challenges as the city moves back down the alert levels and the stresses and strains of lockdown ... More >>
ProCare Welcomes Residency Pathway Certainty For Healthcare Workers
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 10:24 am | ProCare Health
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals, has today welcomed the announcement from the Minister of Immigration that the government will be providing a one-off residency visa for 5,000 health and aged care workers. ... More >>
ProCare Welcomes Calls From Hāpai Te Hauora For Immediate Action On Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 4:49 pm | ProCare Health
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals, which represents the largest Māori population in Tāmaki Makaurau has today welcomed the call from Hāpai Te Hauora for immediate action from the government on fetal alcohol ... More >>
Rates of Māori & Pasifika vaccination improving, but still more to be done says ProCare
Friday, 10 September 2021, 12:36 pm | ProCare Health
The percentage of Māori and Pasifika who have received a first does of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination has increased significantly over the last few weeks, but there is still more to do to reach vaccination equity according to ProCare, New Zealand’s ... More >>
ProCare announces appointment of Kaiwhakahaere Māori role
Friday, 3 September 2021, 9:29 am | ProCare Health
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals, is delighted to announce that after an extensive search and selection process, it has appointed Mihi Blair (Ngāti Whātua) as its new Kaiwhakahaere Māori - Head of Māori. ... More >>
With lockdown extended for 2 more weeks, ProCare reminds Aucklanders it is absolutely safe to visit your GP
Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 11:42 am | ProCare Health
With Auckland entering its second fortnight in Alert Level 4, ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals, is reminding Aucklanders that even though we are in lockdown, it is still safe to visit your general practice. ... More >>
ProCare echoes calls to prioritise COVID vaccines
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 8:43 am | ProCare Health
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals, has today echoed the calls from the Mayor of Auckland, the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners and Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā, the National Māori Pandemic ... More >>
ProCare welcomes Government’s announcement over free childcare for essential workers
Monday, 23 August 2021, 12:44 pm | ProCare Health
The inaugural New Zealand Hospitality Summit - Te Tihi o Manaakitanga - has been postponed till next year due to the pandemic. Joint hosts Hospitality New Zealand and New Zealand Chefs Association say a combination of uncertainties surrounding ... More >>
ProCare reminds Aucklanders that many GPs are still open in L4 - don’t delay seeking treatment
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 3:43 pm | ProCare Health
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals has today reminded Aucklanders that many general practices are still open, despite the move to Alert Level 4 in the early hours of the morning. A number of practices will ... More >>
35,200+ Aucklanders vaccinated against COVID since GPs involved in rollout, says ProCare
Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 9:48 am | ProCare Health
More than 35,200 Aucklanders have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the last few months since ProCare general practices have been able to administer COVID vaccines according to ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals. More >>
ProCare Welcomes Skegg Report; Highlights Importance Of Vaccinations
Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 12:33 pm | ProCare Health
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals, has today welcomed the Skegg report which recommends that vaccinated Kiwis will be allowed to have a shorter stay in MIQ on return to the country. Bindi Norwell, Group CEO ... More >>