A ‘passion project’ created and self-funded by Waikato clinical pharmacist Fiona McNabb to help people better understand how and why their medicines work won the New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists Association (NZHPA) Max Health award in late 2022.

We are excited to share that Pinnacle Midlands Health Network has been nominated as a finalist in the Human Resource Director (HRD) excellence awards in the Employer of Choice category.

In mid-November 2022 a group of Tairāwhiti clinicians gathered in a room at the local fishing club for a night of speed-dating – but not in the way you’re thinking.

The Pinnacle office will close to a skeleton staff on Friday 23 December and re-open on 9 January.

One Saturday morning, the server at Dallas Clinic in Morrinsville unexpectedly crashed, including the backup system. The practice lost all its data from the previous two days. The response from the clinic team and their IT provider was phenomenal.

The team at Health Ngatea were desperate for more GPs when they heard how introducing a physician associate (PA) had helped ease workforce pressures in other practices. They haven’t looked back since.

The GPMRI team have continued the national rollout by hosting several education sessions for GPs across the North Island – with the most recent education session in Tauranga.

Newly appointed Pinnacle chief executive, Justin Butcher, can see both challenges and opportunities ahead in Aotearoa New Zealand’s changing health landscape. With a background in frontline health services, project management and innovative leadership, he shares his vision for a strong, adaptable, and responsive health system that meets the needs of future generations.

Te 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.

Pinnacle nursing director Jan Adams has been awarded as an Honorary Professor of Te Huataki Waiora School of Health at University of Waikato, following her work with the university to establish its Bachelor of Nursing programme.