Monday, 8 February 2021, 4:33 pm “The locality networks concept as outlined in the Federations Discussion Paper, May 2020, can greatly improve health care for all New Zealanders”, says Hon. Steve Chadwick, Chair of the Federation of Primary Health Aotearoa. “The Federation has embraced the concept of “locality networks” because they have the capacity to provide better and more equitable health services for New Zealanders,” said Chadwick. Local leadership, generating local solutions for local issues, is the fundamental premise of this concept. Chadwick also said that Jennifer Pelvin has been appointed acting chief executive of the Federation, which is the largest primary health membership