We're making some changes to the governance structure and senior leadership of Ventures. From 1 January 2022 Ventures and Pinnacle Midlands Health Network will be governed by one board, and one group chief executive will lead both subsidiaries.

Pinnacle would like to provide a platform for Māori clinicians to help inform and implement our Māori health strategy.

Dr Dave Ewen retired last month after nearly 38 years in general practice. On his last day at South City Health Dave commented “I would do it all over again!”

We are pleased to announce Helen Parker Pinnacle chief executive has been offered a six-month secondment to the Health System Reform Transition Unit for three days a week, starting next week.

At GP21: the Conference for General Practice, the College celebrated outstanding GPs throughout Aotearoa. Among the winners were two of our members - congratulations Dr Peter Fleischl and Dr Mark Taylor!

Wintec Health Services in Hamilton is now home to two nurse prescribers, as nurse Jo Brown has recently become a designated registered nurse prescriber in community health (designated RNPCH).

Pat Bodger, Te Atiawa, Taranaki, Ngati Mutanga, Ngāruahine, Ngati Ruanui, has a straightforward approach to rural community nursing: you just get it done.

A 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.

Congratulations to the winners, runners up and highly commended entries in the 2021 New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora!

Te Awamutu Medical Centre is helping to pioneer the use of physician associates in New Zealand general practice. They share their experiences with us.