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Read moreAre 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.
Read moreWe welcome all members to join us for the Pinnacle Incorporated Annual General Meeting (AGM) being held at 6pm on Tuesday, 26 November 2024 at the Pinnacle Offices, Ground Floor, 711 Victoria St, Hamilton.
Read moreThe Registered Nurse Prescribing Development Grant 2 is now open for applications. Information on the criteria and how to apply can be found on the NZSSD website. Applications close 6 December.
Read moreThere has been a significant increase in Pertussis cases across the motu, which Te Whatu Ora is asking healthcare professionals to be alert to. For the month of September 2024, there were 187 confirmed, probable and suspect cases notified. ESR’s assessment is that the overall risk of a national pertussis outbreak is high.
Read morePathlab is now testing human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) tumour marker requests.
Read moreFrom 1 October 2024, invasive group A streptococcal infection (iGAS) has been added to Aotearoa New Zealand’s schedule of notifiable diseases. This places new legal requirements on health practitioners and laboratories for the management and reporting of both suspected and confirmed iGAS cases.
Read moreWestern Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT) Diploma in Enrolled Nursing students are seeking clinical placements and employment at your workplace.
Read moreNominations have opened for members of the new Rural Health National Clinical Network. Self-nominations and nominations of others are welcome, please submit your nominations by 20 October 2024 using the expression of interest form.
Read moreHato Hone St John received formal notification last week from FIRST Union that members, including both ambulance personnel and Ambulance Communications Centre staff, will withdraw labour for six hours, from the start of their shifts on 27 September, and again on 30 September.
Read moreThe Clinical Informatics Award is back in its sixth year, promoting the value that clinicians bring to whānau and community in providing data and digitally enabled care. The 2024 award is open to anyone with a clinical background and an interest in clinical informatics: this can be an individual or a clinical team, so get nominating today!
Read moreRead the latest clinical updates for Taranaki including urgent joint aspirations, a new national orthopaedic service pathway and more.
Read moreAn event by the Middle Districts Branch Committee.
View eventThe Ministry of Health has introduced standards for B4SC training, recommending 24 hours of initial training for new B4SC nurses. The assessments as well as supervised practice makes up for the hours uncounted. This training is for Waikato region only.
View eventThe Pan-PHO primary care diabetes team (Pinnacle, Hauraki PHO and National Hauora Coalition) is running an evening event for all North Waikato providers - all practice teams and Hauora providers from Ngāruawāhia, Huntly and Te Kauwhata region are welcome.
View eventContinuous Blood Glucose Monitoring (CGM) devices are now funded for all people with Type 1 diabetes, and other specific types of diabetes (NOT type 2 diabetes).
Risk management is a key function of best management practice, at the strategic and operational levels of your practice.