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A pop-up health clinic has been providing people with the health and screening services they need, after the Pinnacle smoking cessation and screening team noticed lower rates of health screening uptake caused by COVID-19 disruption.
Read moreInitially published by NZ Doctor, Jo Scott-Jones discusses what you can do to reduce the number of phone calls, prescriptions and consultations for respiratory illnesses this winter.
Read moreJo Scott-Jones discusses how it's now easier than ever to act on an eligible bowel screening patient prompt and order a FIT kit for priority populations and those residing in deprivation 9 and 10.
Read moreBrian Gallie is looking forward to getting back outside. The Taranaki local talks enthusiastically about the new waterproof gear he just got. “When this rain stops I’m going to go outside and walk around the place, see what I can do.”
Waikato people are quitting smoking in higher numbers than just about anywhere else in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the statistics are particularly positive for Māori and pregnant women in the region.
Read moreOn a mission to reduce barriers to healthcare for rangatahi in low-decile schools, clinicians in the Waikato SBHS are using a collaborative care model that is improving health outcomes and engagement for students and their whānau.
Read moreFrom Tairāwhiti to Taupō and across to Taranaki, Pinnacle Extended Care Teams are experiencing increased referral demand and growing support from general practices.
Read moreTractors, ski fields, hot chickens and horses have all featured in the first five weeks of Pihanga Health’s mobile vaccination service.
Read moreA proposed education clinic for tamariki with eczema and dermititis has received the 2021 Pinnacle Medical Scholarship, including $10,000 in funding to support the initiative.
Read moreThe Ventures data services team has developed new reporting to make it easier for practices to identify patients who are eligible for free flu vaccination.
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