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The Pinnacle Incorporated Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Tuesday, 28 November 2023 at 6.00pm in Hamilton.
Read moreKatoa, a new customised app, will make it easier for Pinnacle staff and the Midlands Health Network to learn and use Māori language, culture and customs in their day-to-day work. Katoa aims to support Pinnacle’s efforts to build a culturally aware health workforce across the network.
Read morePinnacle supports and is excited by the potential establishment of a third medical school through Waikato University.
Read moreYesterday the health minister announced a pay increase of 8 per cent on average for practice and community nurses and kaiāwhina. This is a start and some good news after 12 months of advocacy for pay parity for this workforce.
Read moreDr Jo Scott-Jones, medical director, highlights an upcoming Medical Protection Society webinar, and also comments on the Supreme Court’s rejection of a GP's appeal in a case of vicarious liability.
Read moreOn Friday 12 May we celebrate nurses across the globe as we remember the pioneer of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, and her legacy.
Read morePinnacle Midlands Health Network looks set to receive around $1.25m from $44 million funding boost announced Wednesday (April 26) to strengthen primary, community and rural care.
Read morePinnacle has sent an open letter to Paul Goulter and the New Zealand Nurses Organisation requesting stronger representation of primary care nurses working in general practice in Te Whatu Ora multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) bargaining negotiations.
Read moreTe Wiki Hauora Tāne (Men’s Health Week) runs from 13-19 June and is aimed at getting men to step back and think about their health. In this latest blog post, Jo Scott-Jones talks about the importance of taking the moment to check you're doing the right things for your own health, while looking after the health of others.
Read moreApplications for the next annual Midlands Collaborative Registered Nurse Prescribing in Community Health (RNPCH) programme are now open.
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