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31 January 2020
Psychiatry Fellowship for lived experience leadership
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has awarded Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nui principal advisor mental health and service user lead Caro Swanson an Honorary Fellowship for her influential work in mental health systems and services.3 December 2019
Equally Well strategic leadership group
The Equally Well backbone team have been working to create a strategic leadership group. An interim group has been formed to oversee and help steer the collaborative through 2020 and to agree the terms of reference for the group for 2021 onwards.3 December 2019
Taranaki DHB Equally Well Survey
Read the recommendations from a Taranaki DHB survey to analyse the Equally Well service provision in the area. The survey was used to inform Equally Well planning and to shape future provision and also had the benefit of raising awareness of the kaupapa and drawing attention to critical issues.3 December 2019
Equally Well Kaikōura Health profile
Read about the process Kaikōura Health: Te Hā o Te Ora (a partnership between Canterbury DHB's acute and inpatient services and general practice), are using to promote regular physical health screening to achieve physical health equity for people accessing their service.3 December 2019
Taking our pulse survey findings
The 2019 Equally Well Taking our pulse survey was a positive affirmation of the amount of Equally Well work going on throughout the length and breadth of Aotearoa New Zealand. Read about the survey findings.3 December 2019