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The latest news, stories and updates from across Pinnacle and our network, including blogs and reflections on primary care and community health.
11 May 2024
On Sunday 12 May we celebrate International Nurses Day to remember Florence Nightingale, the Mother of Modern Nursing, and her many contributions to our profession. It’s appropriate that this year on the same day, we also celebrate Mother's Day.
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7 May 2024
Pinnacle strongly disagrees with claims by Te Whatu Ora at a Building the Future of Health webinar series on Tuesday 7 May that up to 50 per cent of general practice work could be done by telehealth.
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7 May 2024
Pinnacle is committed to supporting education opportunities for practice managers. We have some funding available to support practices to take part in the annual PMAANZ conference in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland 12-14 September 2024.
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26 March 2024
Justin Butcher, Pinnacle CEO, talks about the funding for pre-call and recall admissions for general practice, and provides an update on the PSAAP and upcoming negotiations
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28 February 2024
Find out more about the measles, and what you can do to protect you and your whānau.
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26 February 2024
On 1 October 2023 Pinnacle CE Justin Butcher joined Pinnacle colleagues, kaumātua, and board and Māori governance rōpū members, in Rōtorua to officially gift one of our practices, Ōwhata Medical Centre, to Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Pikiao. Read Justin's thoughts on this partnership here.
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31 January 2024
Not every health problem needs a doctor to deal with it. That is the diagnosis of Taranaki GP Nick Loveridge-Easther, whose practice network is one of those embracing physician associates.
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24 January 2024
We're thrilled to announce Hinetu Kallon Nikora, a patient service representative in our Patient Access Centre (PAC), as the inaugural recipient of Kia Puāwai, Pinnacle’s Māori Education Fund.
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