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NEWS

Important news & updates from Pinnacle

Pinnacle sets climate change position to protect community health
Pinnacle Incorporated | 03/07/2025

Pinnacle has released a climate change position statement, acknowledging the urgent threat climate change poses to health and wellbeing across our communities.

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Advocacy
Applications open: Primary and Community Health Workforce Development Fund
Pinnacle Incorporated | 09/07/2025

On behalf of Hauraki PHO, NHC and Pinnacle, we are seeking kaimahi, working in primary and community care who are interested in further education skills development or study support.

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Education Funding
Professional supervision short course, places available
Pinnacle Incorporated | 18/06/2025

In response to the voices of the network captured in the Pinnacle Workforce Survey 2023, Pinnacle would like to offer funded places for registered health professionals from within the network to have a further opportunity to upskill in professional supervision using a strength-based approach. This is not clinical supervision.

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Education
Funded papers towards a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Health Science (Health Leadership and Management)
Pinnacle Incorporated | 18/06/2025

Pinnacle MHN and the University of Waikato have co-designed papers towards a postgraduate certificate (PGCert) in health sciences (Health Leadership and Management). The programme will focus on the primary care setting and is jointly delivered by Waikato Management School and the Division of Health.

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Education
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PIN POINTS

Clinical & management notices from the sector

Expression of Interest: New Graduate Nurse Employment for 2026
Lakes | Taranaki | Waikato | Tairāwhiti | Clinical | 17/07/2025

We’re now inviting expressions of interest from practices keen to welcome a new graduate nurse to their team in 2026. With the Te Whatu Ora ACE recruitment process opening on 6 August 2025 (closing date TBC), this is your chance to indicate your interest early. We’ll work alongside your regional Te Whatu Ora Nurse Entry to Practice (NETP) coordinator to support the recruitment process and help ensure a smooth pathway into practice.

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Public Health Advisory – Three new measles cases identified in Wairarapa region
Lakes | Taranaki | Waikato | Tairāwhiti | Clinical | 10/07/2025

Three connected measles cases have been identified in the Wairarapa region between 7-9 July, and linked to recent overseas travel.

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Regional Diabetes Service: Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease program
Waikato | Clinical | 03/07/2025

The Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease program aims to slow progression of CKD leading to end-stage renal disease and other diabetes related complications. The aims are achieved by partnering with the patient/whanau, sharing matauranga/knowledge, improving self-management skills and strategies, and enabling appropriate treatment intensification. For people living with suboptimal diabetes (Hbalc greater than 53 mmol/mol) and CKD 3B or earlier (eGFR 30 ml/min and above), please see the referral criteria and pathway for guidance.

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Pathlab: Delay in infectious serology testing
Waikato | Lakes | Clinical | 03/07/2025

Pathlab has had an equipment failure, compounded by a delayed replacement device delivery, impacting the following tests: Anti-TPO antibodies, CMV serology, EBV serology, Hepatitis B serology, Hepatitis A serology, Hepatitis C antibody, HIV serology, Rubella IgG, Syphilis screen and Toxoplasma serology. Please keep sending in the tests but expect an additional 1-2 weeks delay in reporting.

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Immunisation fee changes from 1 July 2025
Lakes | Taranaki | Waikato | Tairāwhiti | Clinical | Management | 02/07/2025

Te Whatu Ora has made a number of changes to immunisation funding within the PHOSA as part of the 1 July 25 annual uplift contract variation.

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GLP1ra update – Trulicity now available again for new prescriptions
Lakes | Taranaki | Waikato | Tairāwhiti | Clinical | 25/06/2025

Both dulaglutide (Trulicity™) and Liraglutide (Victoza™) can be initiated for new patients who meet the special authority criteria from 1st July 2025.

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Te Whatu Ora clarification of measles guidance for frontline healthcare services
Lakes | Taranaki | Waikato | Tairāwhiti | Clinical | Management | 19/06/2025

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand has provided further clarification of guidance for frontline healthcare services regarding testing of people presenting with symptoms consistent with measles. This guidance is applicable at all times, including during an outbreak.

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Expression of interest: Aotearoa New Zealand Immunisation Conference 2025
Lakes | Taranaki | Waikato | Tairāwhiti | Clinical | Management | 18/06/2025

Are you passionate about immunisation and keen to stay at the forefront of best practice? The Nursing Director and Nurse Lead team at Pinnacle MHN invite you to express your interest in attending the Aotearoa New Zealand Immunisation Conference 2025, held at Wintec City Campus, Hamilton on 4–5 September 2025.

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Pathlab: Reporting of referral laboratory name
Waikato | Lakes | Clinical | 17/06/2025

Pathlab adheres to ISO Standard 15189:2022, ensuring quality and competence in their laboratories. Recent changes now require laboratories to include the name of any referral laboratory involved in testing. To meet this requirement, Pathlab plans to upgrade their result messaging to HL7 2.4, which allows them to include the referral laboratory’s name in reports sent to practice management systems. In the meantime, practices receiving results via HL7 2.1 messaging are considered to have agreed to receive results without the referral laboratory's name.

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EVENTS

Professional development opportunities

B4 School Check (B4SC) two-day training for registered nurses within Waikato region
Date: 22 July 2025 - 23 July 2025
Audience: Nurse

The 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.

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Te Whatu Ora Professional Development Preceptorship Programme
Date: 23 July 2025
Audience: Nurse

The objective of this programme is to facilitate the development of the preceptor role in the clinical teaching environment, learning and assessment of students, new graduate nurses and new staff members. Both study days must be attended to complete the programme.

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New graduate nurse two-day workshop
Date: 29 July 2025 - 30 July 2025
Audience: Nurse

The nurse leads at Pinnacle Midlands Health Network are hosting a two-day workshop for new graduate nurses employed in Pinnacle practices.

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RESOURCES

Useful links, documents and resources

Including a primary care/medical centre assistant in your practice team
Published: 18/07/2025 | 3 files | 3 links | Document | Video | Website

Are you considering extending your practice team to include a primary care assistant/medical centre assistant?

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Postgraduate study options for nurses
Published: 18/07/2025 | 1 file | 7 links | Website

Education providers and funding information for nursing education.

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Practice management toolkit
Published: 17/07/2025 | 2 files | 2 links | Document

The practice management toolkit provides tools and information to support practice managers, business managers and others involved with the management of general practice.

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