A group of new graduate nurses recently attended an orientation day as part of Pinnacle’s longstanding nurse graduate programme, a unique initiative designed to support and strengthen the primary care nursing workforce.
Read morePinnacle welcomes the focus on strengthening primary care access, investment in general practice, and commitments to digital health infrastructure.
Read moreYesterday’s announcement in funding to boost primary care nursing is a well-deserved and much-needed investment in the sector. This initiative will help strengthen the workforce, improve access to care, and support the communities that rely on us.
Read morePinnacle welcomes the lowering of the age of eligibility for free bowel screening to 58 as a positive step toward earlier cancer detection, however, reallocating funding from the targeted Māori and Pasifika programme is inherently inequitable.
Read moreRead the latest clinical updates for Taranaki including recent BPAC (Best Practice) referral updates.
Read moreAPEX union members will take staggered strike action between Saturday 22 and Friday 28 March, 2025.
Affecting lab testing across Te Manawa Taki, APEX union members from Awanui will walk off the job from 25 to 27 March, while Pathlab workers will go on strike from 24 to 26 March and Medlab/TLab workers from 22 to 28 March.
For the latest updates on lab services in your area, please check the website(s) of the pathology labs you use.
Consultation is currently open focused on the 50,000 disabled people, and their whānau, who receive essential disability support after an assessment from a Needs Assessment and Service Co-ordination (NASC) organisation, or
an Enabling Good Lives (EGL) site. Disability Support Services want to stabilise disability support services so that they are fairer, more consistent, more transparent, and sustainable into the future.
The number of ear swabs submitted to Pathlab for microbiological processing has steadily increased over the last few years. The external auditory canal is not a sterile site, and the value of microbiological culture in the routine management of otitis externa and chronic suppurative otitis media is limited. Pathlab has outlined the situations they recommend ear swabs are sent to the laboratory.
Read moreThe National Public Health Service (NPHS) is requesting healthcare professionals to be alert for mpox in people who attended the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras events from 14 February to 2 March 2025.
Read moreThe Medical Council of New Zealand has responded to frequently asked questions about patients requesting copies of their medical records and clarified the following information.
Read moreIn October 2024, Te Whatu Ora released an interim statement regarding the lifespan of pharmaceutical fridges for vaccine storage that have reached 10 years of age. The statement confirms that providers with a fridge that is reaching 10 years can continue to use the fridge and do not need to replace it as previously required. However, there is a requirement the monitoring of the vaccine fridge is changed to a remote monitoring system. Read more here.
Read moreThis webinar explores sustainability in the healthcare sector. Representatives from Aotearoa New Zealand-based healthcare organisations Hato Hone St John, Tū Ora Compass Health, and Wise Group shared about their sustainability journeys, key learnings and advice, and the link between healthy people, healthy communities and a healthy planet.
Read moreTwo of the Registered Nurse Prescribing Awards are open for applications. More information on all of the grants, including relevant criteria, can be found on the NZSSD website.
Read moreNurse Practitioners New Zealand and the Goodfellow Unit are offering a pre-conference clinical practice workshop as part of the 2025 Goodfellow Symposium. This workshop offers a wide range of clinical education provided by leading experts.
View eventGoodfellow Unit has pulled together a line up of speakers and topics to inspire and provide the full complement of 'Skills for Next Monday'.
View eventB4 School Check refresher course (1-hour session) for registered nurse providers who have previously completed the two-day B4SC training.
View eventPinnacle has a Support to Screening referral service in Waikato. Meet the team.
National Cervical Screening Programme 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.