Pegasus Health staff celebrated Holi on Friday 28 February 2020. Holi is a popular ancient Hindu festival, originating from the Indian subcontinent. A number of staff members with Indian backgrounds wore Indian traditional dress and arranged a well-organised and well-received morning tea. The aromas of delicious traditional dishes mixed with colourful sari and decorations to
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Nursing mihi celebrates Pegasus nurses
Pegasus Health recently held a mihi (celebration) for five new nurse graduates in the Nursing Entry to Practice Programme (NetP) and thanked last year’s NetP nurses for their efforts. You can see the full story plus a short video clip of the event on our Pegasus Nursing 2020 page. Congratulations to all our new NetP
Posted on Read MoreWhere to find updates on Novel Coronavirus (2019-NCOV)
For updates on the Coronavirus relating to primary healthcare, please visit the Canterbury Primary Response Group website. Here you will find the latest updates from the Ministry of Health and CDHB as they become available. You can also find more information here: https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov
Posted on Read MorePegasus Health celebrates primary care nurses
Pegasus Health is embarking on an exciting project for 2020 to tie in with the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife and the Florence Nightingale Challenge. Pegasus Nursing 2020 will profile Pegasus nurses – past and present each month for 2020 and hold events to celebrate their work. Our first two nurses for January
Posted on Read MorePegasus Health welcomes new Director of Hauora Māori and Ōritetanga
Pegasus Health’s commitment to equity and access will be further strengthened with the appointment of Irihāpeti Mahuika as its Director of Hauora (Health and Wellbeing) Māori and Ōritetanga (Equity and Equality). This newly-created role supports Pegasus Health’s commitment to reduce inequities, increase access to services and improve hauora outcomes for Māori in Canterbury. “Irihāpeti will
Posted on Read MoreThe Duchess who came to Dinner
Last week (22 November 2019), our Senior Chef team had a very special sous chef – namely, Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cornwall. Her Royal Highness included the visit to the Senior Chef programme while Prince Charles travelled to Lincoln University as part of their third joint visit to New Zealand. Christchurch was the
Posted on Read MoreReading in Mind – keeping the mental health conversation going
On Thursday 3 October more than 150 people turned up to a Reading in Mind event at Tūranga (Christchurch Central Library), which Pegasus co-hosted along with our Christchurch City Library and MHERC partners. The event was headlined by Lorelei Mason, former health reporter for TVNZ, with support from a range of local mental health advocates
Posted on Read MoreReading in Mind at Tūranga
On Saturday 10 August the Pegasus Health ‘Reading in Mind’ team joined a mental health and wellbeing showcase with Ōtautahi Creative Spaces at Tūranga. The Reading in Mind scheme works with Christchurch City Libraries and MHERC to provide a resource to support people experiencing low-to-moderate mental health issues. They do this by providing lists of
Posted on Read MoreRecognition for WeCare Health Wigram from ScreenSouth
Congratulations WeCare Health Wigram who won a morning tea shout for their nursing staff recently from ScreenSouth Ltd, regional provider of the National Cervical and Breast Screening Programmes. From January – June 2019 the nursing team at WeCare Health Wigram offered over 200 free cervical smears to priority group women. Women aged 20-69 years who
Posted on Read MorePegasus Health Chair appointed to Health Precinct Advisory Council
Congratulations to Peter Townsend, Chair of Pegasus Health, who has recently been appointed as the Independent Chair of the Health Precinct Advisory Council. Peter is well-respected in Canterbury and nationally and has been closely involved in Canterbury’s development and regeneration for more than 20 years. He is a tireless advocate for Canterbury and always has
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