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This week the Pinnacle Incorporated Executive Committee has written to Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health and Labour MPs across the Midland region asking them to reconsider lowering the screening age for Māori and Pacific people.

2020 is of the year of the nurse and midwife, so naturally there is a lot of activity going on at Pinnacle. Jan Adams, nursing director summarises the activity going on – with our upcoming nursing conference of course taking the prime talking spot!

In response to a few requests we're breathing new life into our practice managers discussion forum on Facebook.

Practices are seen, they are acknowledged, the work they do is known and appreciated.

This is a brief update to let you know that I will be stepping out of the network lead role at the end of September and starting in a new role with Taranaki DHB as a portfolio manager.

We are pleased to confirm that Katy and Sam Smith will be joining the Taranaki locality team from Monday 16 November. Katy and Sam will be sharing the GP liaison and locum role, which means there will be no break in the locum service for Taranaki.

The patient safety report outlines the voluntary reporting from practices of adverse events or near miss adverse events affecting patients.

After 27 years with Kawhia Health Centre practice manager Heather Sherman is moving on, literally, in her (stunningly beautiful!) campervan with (equally stunning!) dog Jaxon by her side.

Over the past few months we have been developing the Pinnacle Group strategy by doing a lot of listening, both within the Pinnacle network and also with other providers, agencies and iwi.