The Ventures data services team has developed new reporting to make it easier for practices to identify patients who are eligible for free flu vaccination.
Read moreTe Awamutu Medical Centre is helping to pioneer the use of physician associates in New Zealand general practice. They share their experiences with us.
Read moreThis is our main page for COVID-19 vaccination rollout information. It contains the most recent and important updates. Please also see our resources section.
Read moreFollowing practice feedback, Pinnacle has reviewed the claim form for this service in indici. We have automated some of the data collection, and substantially reduced the number of required fields to be completed in order to claim for the service.
Read moreA reminder that the updated Privacy Act 2020 might mean practices need to re-check some process where identifying information is requested from patients, particularly if a verbal conversation is happening in the practice reception area. E-learning is available to support the updated Privacy Act 2020 to assist practices with this.
Read moreMidland Community HealthPathways has made two new diabetes pathways live on their website. These include insulin for type 2 diabetes and non-insulin diabetes medication.
Read moreAn update on the processes the Ministry of Health has put in place to verify that general practices and urgent care clinics have met the requirement for fit testing P2/N95 particulate respirators, prior to being able to use these masks in general practice and urgent care clinic settings.
Read moreRead the latest update from Tairāwhiti DHB GP liaison Liza Fairbairn covering a dermatology service to be resumed, an ENT locum starting and details on the Tui Te Ora review.
Read moreThe Waikato DHB has created a current list of how GP calls for admission/advice will be received by each hospital department at Waikato Hospital. While this will undoubtedly change - as COVID-19 has definitely changed the way we all think and work - this list is current at the moment.
Read moreThe threshold level at which lead absorption is a notifiable condition under the Health Act 1956 has been reduced to 24 µmol/l (or greater).
Read moreStudent nurses undertaking the new Bachelor of Nursing course at the University of Waikato are still seeking placements. The students will be in the practice three days per week for nine weeks and a small fee per day is paid for the student placement. Thank you to the practices who have already agreed to take a student, you are leading the way!
Read moreThe 21 April edition is now available online featuring an update from Dr Jeff Lowe, the new health system reform and more.
Read moreWith the recent change to indici claiming for PMH extended GP consultations, the eligibililty criteria is automated wherever possible to streamline the claiming process for practices. As a result there may be occasions (due to eligiblity rules) where the option to claim for a service may not appear for a specific patient. Read more.
Read moreDrugFree Sites are running a range of courses from May-September, in person and by Zoom. A prerequisite for enrolling on NZQA drug testing courses is completion of either new or refresher US 25458 and 25511 training in the past three years.
View eventPlease join us (in person or virtually) to discuss the heath system reform implications for practices and Pinnacle Incorporated. These meetings are open to all practice staff.
View eventThe Ministry of Health is hosting a live Zoom event to celebrate International Nurses Day.
View eventWe have developed a comprehensive online guide for those practices wanting to establish share medical appointments and group consultations in their practice.
Glen Davies discusses his views and thoughts around how he and the Taupō Medical Centre team manage patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
The PCA is an unregulated health worker role that has been developed as part of the extended general practice team in response to changing health workforce needs.