Pegasus Health - Primary Mental Health Services

Pegasus Health (Charitable) Ltd is a primary care network and PHO providing services and support to general practices and community based health providers within Canterbury to deliver quality healthcare to over 380,000 enrolled patients. Formed in 1992, we are committed to improving the health outcomes of the people in our community.

General Practice teams offer a wide range of personal health care services and linkages to Canterbury wide programmes that include

• Diagnostic services
• Cardiovascular risk assessment
• Management, services, including long term condition management planning (that can include planning around mental health issues, medication management)
• Palliative care services
• BITT (Brief intervention talking therapy) services - for people with mild to moderate mental health issues
• Navigation services.
• Some general practice teams offer services with a focus on improving access to health care and in addressing the barriers experienced by Maori, Pacific Peoples, and lower income populations i.e. Partnership Community Workers (PCW’s)
• Funding
• General practice teams also have funding to reduce costs for those most in need, for longer consultations etc.

These additional needs should be discussed with the general practice team.