Quality Improvement Programme (QIP)
The Quality Improvement Programme (QI Programme) launched 1 July 2024. The programme will be rolled out over three years, with year one focusing on building Quality Improvement capability in general practice.
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Rural health and the Regional Rural Advisory Group
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Pinnacle’s Regional Rural Advisory Group (RRAG) brings the voice of rural teams, GPs, nurse practitioners into the governance of resources specifically provided to help address the needs of our rural communities.
Immunisation manual for general practice
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This Immunisation Manual for General Practice is a resource developed to support general practice teams across the Waikato region in delivering high-quality, equitable immunisation services.
Standards and Training: Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC)
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This page outlines the national standards and training available for the use of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC). Any staff claiming under the LARCs programme for the insertion or removal of a long acting contraceptive device need to be suitably trained.
Pinnacle practice benefits
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Being part of Pinnacle means more than just membership - it’s also about having access to the people, tools and opportunities that help your practice grow and succeed.
Primary Care Nursing Innovation Award
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As part of Pinnacle’s commitment to supporting professional development and service improvement within the network, we are offering a nursing innovation fund of $10,000 in total that could be offered as two separate funds of $5,000.
Ko Awatea LEARN access to online education and resources for all localities
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Ko Awatea LEARN is an initiative that provides access to an e-learning platform for nurses across our regions, and for general practitioners in Taranaki.
Clinical Zoom meeting snippets - May 2025
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This month Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss fitness to drive, drug driving, shingles vaccine and dementia, and more.
Te Manawa Taki / Midland Region Community HealthPathways
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A web-based information portal supporting primary care clinicians to plan patient care through primary, community and secondary health care systems within the Midland Region.
Pertussis (whooping cough)
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Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. While it can affect people of all ages, it is particularly dangerous for infants and young children. Despite vaccination efforts, pertussis continues to cause periodic outbreaks in New Zealand due to waning immunity over time.
ACC GP MRI toolkit
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The ACC GP MRI programme of work supports GPs to make direct referrals for high tech images, such as MRI scans. This toolkit provides diagnostic pathways and referral steps.
Clinical Zoom meeting snippets - April 2025
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This month Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), a Goodfellow Gem – ADHD Treatment, NZF Update – SSRIs and venlafaxine, and more.