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Young Taranaki nurse receives Pinnacle nursing scholarship
Pinnacle Incorporated | 22/10/2020

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.

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People Equity
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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Membership Rural Practices Technology
Collaborative approach makes a difference in Rotorua’s Eastside
Pinnacle Incorporated | 01/10/2020

A collaborative, community-led health and social service is making a difference in Rotorua’s Eastside community, an area where high levels of deprivation and inequity mean many whānau experience complex, often multi-generational health and social support needs.

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Equity Practices
Position statement: National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme inclusion criteria
Pinnacle Incorporated | 17/09/2020

This week the Pinnacle Incorporated Executive Committee has written to Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health and Labour MPs across the Midland region asking them to reconsider lowering the screening age for Māori and Pacific people.

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Advocacy Preventative care
Heather’s moving on
Pinnacle Incorporated | 11/08/2020

After 27 years with Kawhia Health Centre practice manager Heather Sherman is moving on, literally, in her (stunningly beautiful!) campervan with (equally stunning!) dog Jaxon by her side.

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People
Ventures achieves Amazon Web Services (AWS) Select Partner status
Pinnacle Incorporated | 06/08/2020

We are proud to announce the data team at Pinnacle Ventures has achieved AWS Select Partner status.

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Technology
Positive response to Te Tumu Waiora integrated mental health and wellbeing service
Pinnacle Incorporated | 24/04/2020

The Te Tumu Waiora integrated mental health and wellbeing service has been up and running in general practices in Taupō and Tūrangi since July 2019. The response from practices and the community has been overwhelmingly positive.

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Wellbeing
Crisis? What crisis?
Jo Scott-Jones | 02/09/2019

Dr Jo Scott-Jones shares his thoughts on the workforce crisis, likening it to the perceived impossibility of the Chernobyl disaster.

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Advocacy
Is it really just a Game of Thrones?
Pinnacle Incorporated | 22/08/2019

Dr Hayley Scott shares her Game of Thrones analogy for general practice in New Zealand. Where is our Jon Snow?

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Advocacy
A new era for Pinnacle data and information
Pinnacle Incorporated | 14/05/2019

We're making some important changes in the way we store and use data to increase security, decrease costs and administration, plus open up new possibilities for understanding the health status and needs of the people in our region.

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Technology
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