Gary Thompson (Ngaati Paoa, Ngaati Hauaa) is the new chair of Te Taumata Hauora, Māori Advisory Committee.

It’s great to finish 2020 on a high thanks to the hard work of our B4 School Check nurses. Your efforts have helped ensure children are receiving their B4SCs on time and this couldn't happen without you all, it’s a real team effort.

After nearly 32 years of network leadership Dr Frank Cullen stood down from the executive committee at the AGM held last week.

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.

Wanting better management of her baby daughter’s severe facial eczema was behind a Hamilton practice nurse creating a clinic that is delivering great results for the practice’s under five-year-olds.

Social engineering is the art of manipulating people into handing over confidential information. Email phishing is one of the most common forms of social engineering, and healthcare is a popular target.

Following the successful implementation of telehealth during the COVID lockdown, Tui Ora, Compass and Pinnacle have commissioned a business case to establish a centralised telehealth general practice service.

Pinnacle Ventures Limited is pleased to announce Mark Ingle as the new board chair, replacing Craig McFarlane.

When practice nurse Huia Brady heard about the Pinnacle nursing scholarship aimed at improving equity and access in primary care, she saw an opportunity to make positive change for patients.

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.