ArticleMedication
6 July 2022
Accuretic recall and supply issue
People using Accuretic will need to get a new prescription to change to an alternative high blood pressure medicine as soon as possible.
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ArticleDiabetes
3 July 2022
“Courageous conversations” bring disengaged patients with diabetes back to GP clinics
Amidst New Zealand’s ever-increasing diabetes epidemic, unique support to re-engage patients with diabetes back to primary care is proving successful in the Waikato.
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ArticleMembership
28 June 2022
Pinnacle welcomes you to EMA membership
Pinnacle is proud to announce we have partnered with EMA (Employers Manufacturers Association) and to provide practice managers and owners with membership for one year, beginning 1 July 2022.
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ArticlePeopleAdvocacy
13 June 2022
Te Wiki Hauora Tāne | Men's Health Week
Te Wiki Hauora Tāne (Men’s Health Week) runs from 13-19 June and is aimed at getting men to step back and think about their health. In this latest blog post, Jo Scott-Jones talks about the importance of taking the moment to check you're doing the right things for your own health, while looking after the health of others.
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ArticlePeopleLeadership
8 June 2022
Pinnacle nursing director honoured by University of Waikato
Pinnacle nursing director Jan Adams has been awarded as an Honorary Professor of Te Huataki Waiora School of Health at University of Waikato, following her work with the university to establish its Bachelor of Nursing programme.
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ArticleCOVID-19
1 June 2022
Winter planning and “streaming”
Colder weather brings all the winter chills out. We are bracing ourselves for ‘flu, RSV and of course COVID-19 surges.
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ArticleFunding
1 June 2022
PSAAP negotiation update - June 2022
I’m sure by now many of you have already read headlines anywhere from NZ Doctor to Stuff.co.nz regarding the governments offer of 3 per cent increase in capitation funding – against a backdrop of inflation levels of 6.9 per cent.
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ArticleTechnology
29 May 2022
Time savings for clinicians using Dynamed clinical reference tool
As Joni Mitchell famously sang, you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone. When Pinnacle clinicians lost access to high-powered clinical reference tool Dynamed for two weeks last year, Dr Roger Smith quickly realised just how true this was.
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