ArticleDiabetes
11 November 2024
Getting on top of diabetes
It’s the old adage – strength in numbers always beats doing it on your own and that has proven true for the self-formed Waikato Diabetes Community Team.
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ArticleMembershipReporting
11 November 2024
Final notice of Pinnacle Incorporated Annual General Meeting for 2024
The Pinnacle Incorporated Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Tuesday, 26 November 2024 at 6.00pm at the Pinnacle offices, Norris Ward McKinnon House, 711 Victoria Street, Hamilton, in the River Room (ground floor).
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ArticlePeopleEquity
6 November 2024
Introducing Bronwyn Dennis, kaimanaaki Waikato
Bronwyn Dennis, kaimanaaki Waikato, joined Pinnacle in March 2024. This role is designed to be a navigator of manaakitanga, building trusting relationships with iwi, mana whenua and whānau and is modelled on aroha, values and respect.
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ArticleWomen's healthPreventative care
3 November 2024
Do it yourself test proves a game changer
When wāhine get together, and the subject turns to health, chances are one of the things they mention is how they hate going to the doctor for cervical screening.
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ArticlePracticesPeople
23 October 2024
Remoteness no barrier for iwi
When Rongomaiwahine Iwi Trust and Pinnacle signed a formal agreement in February to promote the iwi’s hauora ora aspirations in the community it felt historic.
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ArticleFundingRural
22 October 2024
Summertime locum grant
The summertime locum grant was established to help ease the pressure some rural practices face during the peak holiday season such as an influx of patients and the increased costs in attracting and accommodating locums during these peak periods.
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ArticlePracticesPeople
20 October 2024
Partnerships behind pā clinic’s success
The success of a marae-based health clinic at Mangatoatoa Pā, just inside the King Country boundary near the banks of the Pūniu River, shows the power of collaboration.
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ArticleEducation
9 October 2024
Updated: Leadership and management education opportunity
Are you in a leadership or management role in your practice? Are you interested in the opportunity to access leadership and management training through the University of Waikato? If so, we would appreciate your feedback on your preferred paper credit options for this training.
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