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
Read moreOn 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.
Read moreWe'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.
Read moreThis new once a month service is being trialled in South Taranaki. General practice is encouraged to refer patients for any sexual health concern including STIs, management of symptoms, contact tracing and more. Referrals can be made via BPAC.
Read moreThis long awaited document was developed through the National Clinical Leaders Forum that describes the transfer of care and test result responsibility standards as agreed across the sector.
Read moreTe Whatu Ora is undertaking a project to strengthen the student placement system across Aotearoa. As part of this work, they are working to increase the number of clinical placement opportunities in all health settings, particularly with Māori and Pacific providers and in primary and community settings. This survey is open until Friday 3 May and will take 5-10 minutes to complete.
Read moreFrom 24 April, paediatric and adult dermatology will have their own separate dermatology referral boxes on Best Practice. You can now easily access referral choices for both patient groups by searching "dermatology" in the "Refer to" section.
Read morePinnacle is here to support our network. Recent changes have been made to the appointment process for contract providers at PSAAP. These updates impact how your practice selects an agent to represent your interests during negotiations. We encourage you to carefully review the information about these changes. A list of organisations and agents that are offering to represent you, including Pinnacle, and the link to the contracted providers nomination form, are also provided.
Read moreRead the latest from GPNZ including a message from the chair Bryan Betty, financial stability of Primary Health Organisations, Te Whatu Ora Primary Care Development Programme, and more.
Read moreCollaborative Aotearoa has launched a survey designed to gather valuable insights from paramedics working in general practices across Aotearoa. Please share this with paramedics within your network, as their input is invaluable to this initiative.
Read moreOn Tuesday 16 April, between 1.30-4.30pm, primary healthcare providers seeking to make contact with the Waikato Emergency Department, or any other hospital services, are asked to call the main switchboard number 07 839 8899. Your call will be directed to the relevant backup landline extension or pager. Please note there may be a delay in a response to this.
Read moreIn this month's newsletter, EAP look at the effects of deep breathing on physical and mental health and introduce their new app habithealth+.
Read moreThe New Zealand College of Sexual and Reproductive Health are providing LARC 'train the trainer' courses for health practitioners who are already competent in LARC procedures.
View eventThis presentation, suitable for nurses, GPs and pharmacists working in primary care, provides a brief overview of current best practice and information around funded consultations available to patients in the pre-winter period.
View eventThis presentation, suitable for nurses, GPs and pharmacists working in primary care, provides a brief overview of current best practice and information around funded consultations available to patients in the pre-winter period.
View eventThe Quality Improvement Programme (QI Programme) is replacing the Quality Plan from 1 July 2024.
The Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) is replacing the aging National Immunisation Register (NIR).
As we work together to uplift the immunisation rates in Aotearoa, we want to grow our vaccinator workforce across the Waikato to help fulfil the immunisation needs of our tamariki and tangata whaiora.