Southern Cross Health Insurance is offering members free online GP consultations and access to counselling or wellbeing coaching for the next four months.
The offer can be accessed by all Southern Cross members, regardless of their policy, from 1 December 2021 to 31 March 2022.
The GP telehealth consultations will be available through CareHQ, an online GP consultation service made possible by Southern Cross and ProCare, and must be booked through the MySouthernCross app.
Members can also access up to three free counselling or wellbeing coaching sessions with Raise (formerly EAPworks), a Southern Cross Healthcare joint venture and which is a leading provider of support for New Zealanders wanting mental health and wellbeing assistance in New Zealand. These services can be provided online or in person.
Nick Astwick, CEO Southern Cross Health Insurance, says many New Zealanders will face mental health and wellbeing challenges at some time in their lives, and “…this has been brought into sharper focus during the pandemic”.
“We want to make sure our members can access support if they need it,” says Astwick.
“The period over Christmas is often a time of added pressure and stress, and this year it follows some tumultuous months in lockdown. It was important to us that we could launch these additional support measures ahead of what might be a challenging time for some New Zealanders.”