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30 years serving the community
Pinnacle Incorporated | 26/04/2022

For the past three decades, Kāwhia’s medical needs have been serviced by Dr John Burton and wife Sue, a qualified medical lab technician. Credit: Brianna Stewart, King Country News

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People Rural
Pinnacle features among the first areas to roll out localities approach
Pinnacle Incorporated | 21/04/2022

Today Health Minister Andrew Little announced the first nine locality network pilots to improve how healthcare is delivered in local communities. We’re excited to share that Taupō/Tūrangi and Hauraki have been selected in this pilot phase.

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People Rural Models of care
Are you passionate about advocating for rural general practice?
Pinnacle Incorporated | 26/01/2022

The Pinnacle rural committee is seeking rural GP representatives.

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Rural People
Summertime locum grant
Pinnacle Incorporated | 22/09/2021

The summertime locum grant was established to help ease the pressure some rural practices face during the peak holiday season such as an influx of patients and the increased costs in attracting and accommodating locums during these peak periods.

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Rural Funding
A good journey: Celebrating the contribution of a remarkable nurse
Pinnacle Incorporated | 01/07/2021

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

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People Rural
2021 Pinnacle Medical Scholarship awarded to Raglan GP for eczema initiative
Pinnacle Incorporated | 24/05/2021

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.

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Rural People Equity Preventative care
RuralFest 2021 outcomes
Jo Scott-Jones | 21/04/2021

RuralFest identifies key changes needed to improve health and wellbeing in rural communities, and takes those messages to Parliament. Dr Robin Baird, Te Kauwhata GP and Dr Jo Scott-Jones, GP and medical director report back on the 2021 event.

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Rural Advocacy
Partnership at Parihaka brings health services to the community
Pinnacle Incorporated | 04/03/2021

Every fortnight inside a whare at Parihaka Papakāinga in Taranaki, people can be found laughing and catching up with whānau in the Whakaihu Taiora clinic waiting room. They’re there because of a new health initiative designed to respond to community need.

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Rural People Equity
Team culture stands out in Whangamata practice
Pinnacle Incorporated | 30/11/2020

A team-focused culture and forward-thinking approach at Whangamata Medical Centre in the Coromandel makes the busy rural practice a stand-out for locals and locums alike.

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People Rural
The stethoscope of the future: POCUS initiative kicks off with rural GPs
Pinnacle Incorporated | 13/10/2020

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) was rolled out to 29 rural GP practices across the Pinnacle network in September, with overwhelmingly positive feedback from clinicians.

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