2021 | Pegasus Health | Primary Health Services

Te Tumu Waiora Working to Improve Local Wellbeing

Greta SimpsonMay 25, 2021Uncategorized

Te Tumu Waiora (To head towards wellness) is providing a valuable component in the support services offered by Pegasus Health since being formally launched in Canterbury last year. A nationwide framework, Te Tumu Waiora has been developed over five years to provide convenient, personalised and holistic care and support for people experiencing mental distress, addiction

Immunisation Major Focus for Pegasus Health

Greta SimpsonMay 25, 2021May 25, 2021Uncategorized

Immunisations of all types continue to be our best line of defense for our communities and Pegasus Health is working closely with the Ministry of Health, Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) and communities to protect our population. We are involved in a range of programmes, including the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR), COVID-19 and influenza

Nursing Diversity Brings Nursing Strength

Greta SimpsonMay 25, 2021May 25, 2021Uncategorized

A primary nursing symposium held in Christchurch provided a perfect opportunity to celebrate the diversity of nursing roles across both primary and community health care environments. Pegasus Nursing Development Co-ordinator, Di Bos, went along to the symposium and says it was a great chance for nurses to come together as a large group, to reconnect

Make summer unstoppable

Vicky HewardJanuary 22, 2021Public health messages

We all want an uninterrupted summer… here’s Canterbury’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr Ramon Pink, on simple some things we can all do to make our summer unstoppable. Watch the video