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Ngā pānui me ngā rangitaki
The latest news, stories and updates from across Pinnacle and our network, including blogs and reflections on primary care and community health.
1 June 2022
I’m sure by now many of you have already read headlines anywhere from NZ Doctor to Stuff.co.nz regarding the governments offer of 3 per cent increase in capitation funding – against a backdrop of inflation levels of 6.9 per cent.
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29 May 2022
As Joni Mitchell famously sang, you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone. When Pinnacle clinicians lost access to high-powered clinical reference tool Dynamed for two weeks last year, Dr Roger Smith quickly realised just how true this was.
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23 May 2022
Applications for the next annual Midlands Collaborative Registered Nurse Prescribing in Community Health (RNPCH) programme are now open.
Read more22 May 2022
While the dollars are certainly promised in this record pledge to New Zealand’s health system, Justin Butcher, Pinnacle acting chief executive, isn’t breathing a full sigh of relief just yet.
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14 May 2022
Waikato people are quitting smoking in higher numbers than just about anywhere else in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the statistics are particularly positive for Māori and pregnant women in the region.
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25 April 2022
For the past three decades, Kāwhia’s medical needs have been serviced by Dr John Burton and wife Sue, a qualified medical lab technician. Credit: Brianna Stewart, King Country News
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20 April 2022
Today Health Minister Andrew Little announced the first nine locality network pilots to improve how healthcare is delivered in local communities. We’re excited to share that Taupō/Tūrangi and Hauraki have been selected in this pilot phase.
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13 April 2022
Clayton Kohatu (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga and Ngāti Maniapoto) is clearly driven by his kaupapa, and it’s that kaupapa that brings him to our Pinnacle waka as the new network lead for Tairāwhiti.
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