About Us
Clinical Connect
Who We Are – Pegasus Health
Pegasus Health is a charitable primary care organisation that supports general practice teams and the wider primary care workforce across Waitaha Canterbury. Guided by the value of manaakitanga, we show care, kindness, and respect; act with integrity; include every voice; and work together to strengthen primary care for our communities.
Our focus is on improving health outcomes through equity, innovation, and collaboration, and on supporting clinicians with high quality, peer-led education and connection.
Our History – From Small Groups to a National Network
Clinical Connect has grown from a small group of GPs in the early 1990s into a multidisciplinary, nationwide peer‑education programme.
For more than three decades, the programme has evolved to meet the needs of primary care teams, expanding to include practice nurses, community pharmacists, and nurse practitioners, and introducing rural and multidisciplinary groups. It continued to adapt through the COVID‑19 pandemic and now includes a dedicated Clinical Connect Online model.
Key milestones mark significant points in this journey and highlight the growth, innovation, and collaboration that continue to shape the programme.
Our Principles – What Shapes Clinical Connect
Independent – Free from commercial influence, ensuring content supports clinicians and patients.
Peer‑led – Facilitated by primary care clinicians, creating a trusted learning environment.
Evidence‑informed – Based on the best available research, balanced with clinical experience.
Interactive and case‑based – Built around real scenarios that encourage discussion, reflection, and immediate application.
Designed to stretch the mind – Encourages critical thinking, debate, and exploration of complex or evolving areas of practice.
We focus on topics that highlight variations in care, gaps between current and best practice, and inequities in health outcomes. By leaning into the ‘grey areas’, Clinical Connect creates space for rich dialogue, shared problem solving, and collaborative learning.
Timeline
Pegasus Medical Group
1992
GP Small Group Education Pilot
1995
Nurse Small Group Programme Pilot
1998
Rebranded Pegasus Health
2000
Small Group Education Extended to Community Pharmacy
2000
First rural multidisciplinary group formed
2014
Nurse Practitioners joined Small Group Education Programme
2016
Partner Programmes established to deliver education in other areas of Aotearoa
2016
Covid-19 accelerated the move to offering online delivery
2020
UK Partnership Pilot with South Tyneside
2021
Impact Framework
2023
Small Group Programme rebranded as Clinical Connect Peer Education Programme
2024
Clinical Connect Online launched
2024