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(Image Source:  NZ Herald 16 September, page 3) Leading by example as featured on page 3 of the Herald’s printed edition today, our Chief Executive, Josephine Gagan supports Julie Bond as she receives her first Covid-19 vaccination. Julie, a 92-year-old NZHG client with vision and hearing impairment, would not have been able to get immunised if not for our services, as her health condition keeps her home bound. Through our support and the help of Read more…

Homecare workers help New Zealanders get around and live independently for much longer, taking pressure off our healthcare system. Photo / 123RF Opinion by Josephine Gagan: Who cares? Our support workers – and they deserve morePublished in NZ Herald, published 19 May, 2021 02:30 PM OPINION In the wake of Covid-19’s impact, and with an aging global population, many governments around the world have woken up to the critical importance of home and community care Read more…

In times of crisis, New Zealand Health Group is consistently called upon by the Ministry of Health, District Health Boards, ACC, Ministry of Social Development and other community and health organisations for support and advice. In early 2020, with the world rapidly trying to prepare and manage the new pandemic, our teams across the country were seemingly part of every big project to protect New Zealanders from Covid-19. Whangaparaoa Quarantine Facility Initially, we were called Read more…

Today it was our pleasure to welcome the Hon Michael Wood, Minister for Employment Relations, to our premises for his landmark announcement on Fair Pay Agreement legislation.

The gap between healthcare experiences and outcomes of Māori and non-Māori was again highlighted by Health Minister Andrew Little in a recent speech preceding the announcement of radical public health reform. He stated that “We have to accept that the way our system presently delivers for Māori is inadequate. … Iwi and Māori communities are frequently consulted, but often in an advisory rather than decision-making capacity. … We must ensure partnership and effective iwi and Read more…

The New Zealand Health Group is proud to announce its sponsorship of three new undergraduate Māori health scholarships in 2021, in partnership with Whitireia New Zealand and its charitable trust for scholarships, the Whitireia Foundation.    The New Zealand Health Group (NZHG) Limited is the country’s largest provider of Home and Community services, rehabilitation and behavioural support, health staffing and training, with a highly trained, multicultural workforce and offices nationwide. Through its companies, Geneva Healthcare, Read more…

The inaugural New Zealand Health Group CEO Award celebrates the people who go above and beyond in everything they do. These people have been instrumental to the Group’s success and helping the businesses within the Group to get through 2020 and continue to support New Zealand with home and community services, rehabilitation and behavioural support, health staffing and training. “This year, the nation called upon us to protect New Zealand from COVID-19, and we did Read more…

New Zealand Health Group, the country’s largest provider of Home and Community services, rehabilitation and behavioural support, health staffing and training, has announced the finalists for their inaugural CEO Award. The New Zealand Health Group CEO Award is for the employee who consistently produces outstanding results, inspires everyone around them, and goes above and beyond in everything they do. Finalists: Susith Fernando, Senior Business Solutions Analyst Anita Guthrie, MySkill General Manager Mark Radich, MySkill Lead Read more…

You can say that Josephine Gagan is the lion-heart lady of the healthcare sector. Her courageous and revolutionary contributions to the industry earned her a coveted spot as a finalist in this year’s NEXT Woman of the Year Awards.  The awards honour inspirational Kiwi women whose success makes a real difference to New Zealand as a whole. Josephine is a finalist in the Business & Innovation category that pays tribute to bold commercial thinkers with a tireless entrepreneurial spirit Read more…