A standing order is a written instruction issued by a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner or dentist. It authorises a specified person or class of people (e.g. registered nurses) who do not have prescribing rights to administer and/or supply specified medicines and some controlled drugs.

This export includes the service utilisation and clinical event data. This data is a requirement of the PHO agreement and is used for a small number of practices to populate their quality reporting data.

Pinnacle has a Support to Screening referral service in Waikato. The purpose is to provide targeted follow-up, community outreach and support to priority group wāhine, and people with a cervix, who have barriers to accessing cervical screening.

National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) screening updates.

There is significant interest by general practice in using AI tools to reduce the amount of time GPs and other practitioners spend on writing up consultations.

Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss Measles and SSPE, lymphocytosis, preliminary notice of death, and more.

Approximately 20% of all calls for an ambulance come from a facility with clinically trained staff, such as a medical centre or aged care facility. If the patient has already been assessed by a doctor or a nurse, the caller is asked questions that are quite different (and smaller in number) than when the caller is a member of the public.

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.

Quick guides to assist practices with identifying eligibility criteria and invoices that can be claimed. The Programmes section of the Pinnacle website remains the best source of detailed information on each programme.
Quick guides to assist practices with managing claims and providing assistance with understanding remittance reports