Former Eritrean refugee, Samuel Hidray Equbazgi, is in his third year of a Social Work degree at the University of Canterbury. Last year, he was a recipient of the Pegasus
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Pegasus Hauora Māori Team attend GPNZ Māori Health Leaders Hui
The GPNZ Māori Health Leaders rōpū is a collective of Māori Health leaders across the PHO network that was established two years ago and is currently chaired by Pegasus Health
Posted on Read MoreMental Health and Wellbeing support for Primary Care teams
Pegasus Senior Clinical Leader and Mt Pleasant GP, Simon Wynn Thomas, has a singular message for clinical teams. “In order to provide quality care to patients, primary health teams need
Posted on Read MoreHornby community served through collaboration
The Maui Clinic in Hornby is now offering COVID-19 paediatric vaccinations – allowing the pharmacy and Māori and Pasifika health organisations behind the initiative to provide an even better, welcoming
Posted on Read MoreCreating a welcoming environment for Pasifika
Samoan community worker, Vailia Afoa-Fui, has put her part-time study on hold to work more hours at a Hornby based COVID-19 vaccination clinic and help protect Canterbury’s Pasifika community. Vailia
Posted on Read MoreA holistic approach to ABC support for patients who smoke
As a disease that primarily attacks the lungs and respiratory system, it comes as no surprise that a UK study in 2021 found that smokers were 80% more likely to
Posted on Read MorePuāwai Healthy Lifestyle Team launch new programme – Puāwai-Kai
What is Puāwai-kai? Puāwai-Kai is a new, free group lifestyle education and cooking programme run by Pegasus Health. The programme has been developed with feedback from primary care professionals and
Posted on Read MoreExpansion of Community Testing Sites across Canterbury
More than a thousand rapid antigen tests (RATs) a day are being distributed through two recently-opened COVID-19 testing stations supported by Pegasus Health. The new stations are at Wigram and
Posted on Read MoreYoung person’s pragmatic approach to getting the HPV vaccine
Twelve-year-old Carys Western received her HPV vaccination at her local GP last year. “I knew it was important to get jabbed. I didn’t object to getting it at all. The
Posted on Read MoreJoint effort to improve cervical screening rates
Pegasus Health and ScreenSouth are working together on a coordinated approach to improving cervical screening coverage for eligible women across Canterbury. Louise McCarthy, General Manager at ScreenSouth , explains the
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