Dr Upsdell's Surgery won the supreme award at the ProCare Quality Awards 2017, read this great article by Cliff Taylor from NZ Doctor - There's life in the old practice model yet. 

ProCare received 60 applications to its charitable foundation this year, up from 40 in 2016, highlighting the increasing need from charities working to serve areas of high need in their communities. 

General Practice teams were recognised in the ProCare Quality Awards held at Eden Park on Friday 1 December with over 300 guests enjoying an evening out to acknowledge and reward the hard work and success of those working in primary care in Auckland. Fourteen accolades were awarded, with 11 based on clinical performance indicators and a further three assessed by a panel of judges.

Registered charities helping to improve the health and well-being of Aucklanders can apply for grants of $20,000 or more from the ProCare Charitable Foundation, open from today.

ProCare in partnership with The Fono and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Maia Limited, are pleased to have the opportunity to deliver the new, regional Stop Smoking Service in the Auckland & Waitemata DHB regions.

Junk Free June is an annual fundraising event that challenges people to give up junk food during the month of June.

ProCare has gifted $227,400 to the ProCare Charitable Foundation to help further its work promoting health and well-being of disadvantaged communities across Auckland.

When Werner Burgin was handed a weight-loss testimony booklet, he initially ignored it.

The Papatoetoe man, who weighed 272 kilograms, saw nothing wrong with his life.

Employment consultants in practices are the crux of a new ProCare pilot to help unemployed patients with a history of mental health problems back to work.

Tomorrow the ProCare Charitable Foundation opens the application period for grants from registered charities working to improve the health and wellbeing of communities in the Auckland region.

Read ProCare's 2016 Annual Report to find out what New Zealand's largest PHO has been doing to support it's 180 general practice teams and 800 thousand enrolled patients.

A new online education programme covering all essential aspects of paediatric diabetes care is now available for patients and families via the Starship website.

This year's Immunisation week theme is Protecting baby begins at pregnancy. The week long campaign (2-9 May) promotes the benefits of immunisation during pregnancy.

April 16 is Conversations That Count Day, to raise awareness about advance care planning so that people start thinking, talking and planning for their future and end of life care.

April 7 is World Health Day and this year the focus is on Diabetes. Diabetes affects more than 250,000 New Zealanders with 40 people a day diagnosed with the condition.

The ProCare team took the opportunity to engage with the community at Polyfest this year – while raising awareness of the broad range of services which ProCare provides.

This morning at a breakfast celebration, Dr Nicholas Cooper, Onehunga Doctors and Royal Oak Medical Centre were the first three practices in New Zealand to receive their Foundation Standard certification.

This year’s Round the Bays was a huge success for Team ProCare, with more than 300 people registering to take part including 28 practices.

Zika is a virus that is spread by some kinds of mosquitoes. The mosquitoes that can spread Zika virus are not normally found in New Zealand, but they are found in many countries around the world.

The imported frozen berries linked to a Hepatitis A health scare have now officially been identified and recalled by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).