Pinnacle Midlands Health Network has been acknowledged with the highest rating in a Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand cultural audit for its “alignment with Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and commitment to improving Māori health outcomes”.
Read morePinnacle is pleased to share this mobile plan offer developed with Spark Health as part of their ongoing commitment to support and mobilise the Aotearoa New Zealand health sector.
Read morePinnacle is excited to reopen Kia Puāwai (our Māori and Pasifika Education Fund) for 2025. This fund, with a value of $15,000 (up to $5,000 each for up to three people), has been created to tautoko the continuous development and career progression of our Māori, and now also Pasifika, workforce.
Read moreOn 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.
Read moreTe Whatu Ora's priority for primary care is to improve childhood immunisation rates. General practice plays a key role in childhood immunisation, which is recognised through the 24-month immunisation goal as an indicator in the Quality Improvement Programme.
Read moreThis survey is being circulated by the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) on behalf of researchers at the Universities of Auckland and Otago. The survey is designed to understand the changing barriers, challenges, and facilitators to vaccine uptake in pēpi and tamariki according to the frontline vaccinator workforce in Aotearoa New Zealand. They are also wanting to understand what support vaccinators need to work effectively with whānau to support immunisation uptake.
Read moreIn this Goodfellow Unit podcast, GP's Mamaeroa David and Va’aiga Autagavaia discuss Soālaupule, an approach that creates equity by sharing power and decision-making. Helping GPs to connect better with families to ensure trust develops, leading to better clinical outcomes.
Read moreMidlands Sexual Assault Support Service (MSASS) provides support, counselling and advice to anyone 18 years and over, and their whānau, who experience sexual harm in the Hamilton City area. In addition to referrals via phone, email and their website, MSASS can now receive secure, electronic referrals direct from health providers via BPAC.
MSASS is the referral destination for Hamilton City. For rural Waikato (including both North and South Waikato) Tautoko Mai is the provider. For the Hauraki/Coromandel area, CAPS Hauraki is the provider.
An update from Dr Jo Scott-Jones, clinical director. We all know the lifelong impact of rheumatic fever, and whilst not every case is clearly linked to a sore throat, and not everyone who gets it presents with a sore throat to their GP, we all are acutely aware of the value add we can make by simply recognising and treating people at risk.
Read moreAwanui lab services in Taranaki will be reduced due to industrial action on 5 and 7 February. Gill Street and Hāwera collection centres will be closed, while Bell Block and Stratford remain open with delays. Patients should plan tests for Monday, Tuesday, or Saturday where possible. Practices should minimise microbiology sample collection on 4 February to prioritise urgent cases.
APEX union members will take strike action on Wednesday 5 and Friday 7 February 2025.
This will affect access to lab testing across Te Manawa Taki from 5 to 10 February, as the strike period includes Waitangi Day (6 February) and the weekend.
For the latest updates on lab services in your area, please check the website(s) of the pathology labs you use.
This nine-question survey, for all healthcare people working in primary care, aims to understand the current use of AI in general practice, including those who don't currently use AI. The insights gathered from this round will help the working group better understand AI usage in primary care and identify key areas for improvement.
Read moreIn the first 10 days of 2025 there were x3 pertussis cases in Tairawhiti, x5 cases in Taranaki, x5 cases in Lakes, x6 cases in Waikato, and x18 cases in the Bay of Plenty. Please continue to be on alert. View the key messages for GPs here.
The Pan-PHO primary care diabetes team (Pinnacle, Hauraki PHO and National Hauora Coalition) is running a Q&A evening event for all Eastern Waikato providers.
View eventACC value the important role general practice plays in helping people recover from injury and return to their everyday lives. They're hosting online engagements to help determine how ACC and general practice can work together to achieve better outcomes for injured New Zealanders. The content in session 1 and 2 for general practice is the same, it's recommended you only attend one event.
View eventACC value the important role general practice plays in helping people recover from injury and return to their everyday lives. They're hosting online engagements to help determine how ACC and general practice can work together to achieve better outcomes for injured New Zealanders. The content in session 1 and 2 for general practice is the same, it's recommended you only attend one event.
View eventThe Foundation programme represents a collection of legislative, regulatory and clinical requirements for all general practices in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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.
We have three full-time and two part-time staff in the nurse lead space across the Pinnacle network. They work as a team to support over 450 nurses (Waikato, Lakes, Taranaki, Tairāwhiti) with a key focus on growing and supporting our nursing kaimahi (staff).