NZ Primary Healthcare Awards

Health Connections is a nurse-led, youth wellness service that believes children and young people have the right to proactive primary care services; Piki is a unique government-funded mental wellness programme for young people with mental health issues

Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance PHO's Mental Health Programme offers short-term counselling services to youth and adults; Counties Manukau DHB's Wellness Support is a primary care mental health model designed in consultation with community, patients and workforce

Seqirus have developed a new kit to help motivate GPs engage with high schools and improve HPV uptake; Sanofi's GP insulin initiation tool rates very highly in terms of use, ease of understanding and addressing patient concern

Finalists are Anglesea Pharmacy in Hamilton and Longhurst Pharmacy in Halswell, Christchurch

Finalists are Leanne Te Karu and Penny Clark

Finalists are Alison Hayden and Samantha Burgess (nee Thornbury)

Castlecliff Health in Whanganui creates a bridge between internal and external stakeholders to ensure clients receive holistic healthcare; Kelburn Northland Medical is a new fit-out within a former restaurant and has enabled the team to provide quality care with kindness, honesty and respect

Adrian Tucker shows outstanding leadership and innovation and has great relationship skills; Erin Thompson's passion to design, develop and evolve Health Connections services for young people is central to her success as a finalist

Safety in Practice is the only team in New Zealand focusing entirely on patient safety in the community; The Health Navigator website uses plain language and evidence-based information to improve the public's understanding of health matters

Dianne Theobald, nurse team leader at Newtown Union Health Service in Wellington, oversees rostering, new staff orientation and training for staff and students; Pauline Fitzgerald has four decades of experience in a variety of roles and always goes the extra mile to get the best outcomes