Christmas Greetings
10 December 2024
The years seem to be shorter and shorter and 2024 has passed in a flash. We hope that you are looking forward to some days off as much as we are. It has been another busy year and a very challenging one for many practices.
We’ll still be here to support your needs across the holiday season, with limited staffing from Monday 23 December 2024 and full availability from Monday 6 January 2025, so do keep contacting us as you need. Email us at business@mas.co.nz or call 0800 800 627 during usual business hours.
Happy Holidays everyone from Shaun, Fiona, Bonnie and Mychaela.
Your HealthyPractice team
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Resilience in challenging times
Working in a health practice is a challenging environment. It’s always busy and the people you are dealing with are often stressed and facing difficult situations. Workforce shortages are affecting all areas of health, which in turn leads to pressure on your practice staff as they need to work longer hours and deal with more complex patients, often doing more with less.
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