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From 1 October 2025, all Pinnacle practices can use the new Practice Portal — a secure, easy-to-use hub for claims, remittance reports, payment files, and sharing documents, designed to save time and give you clearer oversight.
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This month Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss Kawasaki disease, weaning antidepressants (resource), firearms and GP contact number (update), and more.
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The decisions on how to run your practice and the products you choose to use do matter. Individually and cumulatively choices can make a positive difference to the environment – as well as to the health of patients and communities. We are pleased to promote and share this toolkit, developed by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.
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We are not here to replace your current HR support, but to add value where we can. Currently we proactively support practices in a range of ways and respond to adhoc enquiries. We believe we can continue to offer you great learning opportunities and practical HR solutions that are relevant to your practice needs.
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The Trust has established a facility development fund specifically to provide support in the form of grants for practices in the network that are investing in new buildings or upgrading their practice facilities.
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This page holds resources to support training and delivery of the B4 School Check in Waikato.
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Being smokefree is still one of the biggest positive changes a person can make for their health. We know for every 40 smokers offered brief advice one person will quit.
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Watch the recording from this Pinnacle hosted informative webinar designed specifically for general practices interested in learning more about the emerging role of Physician Associates (PAs) in New Zealand.
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The Annual Statement for each year covers the period 1 July to 30 June. It applies only to the co-payment fees charged to enrolled patients for standard GP consults at our Interim (non-VLCA) practices. VLCA practices receive extra funding for their enrolled patient base and in return must set their standard GP consult fees at or below a threshold set by Te Whatu Ora/Health NZ.
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Pinnacle is excited to be supporting the uptake of this online course and the valuable contribution the PCA/MCA role is making as part of the extended general practice team, in the care of their patients and whānau.
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Education providers and funding information for nursing education.
Since 2008, the Pinnacle New Graduate Nurse Programme has helped practices support new graduate nurses with funding, workshops, and peer support. In 2025, a key change has been introduced with the launch of a new national funding stream from Te Whatu Ora, aimed at supporting up to 400 graduate registered nurses across primary care, community, and rural health settings.