View the latest updates regarding the Health System Reform including information from the Minister of Health.

Payments for completing medical reports requested by a coroner under section 40 of the Coroners Act 2006 (s 40 reports) are to come into affect from 1 July.

Introducing Dr Frances Hughes will be speaking at our Pinnacle nursing conference on Saturday 19 November at our Hamilton office. Read more about Frances in her bio.

Introducing Dr Lynne Maher who will be speaking at our Pinnacle nursing conference on Satursday 19 November at our Hamilton office. Read more about Lynne in her bio.

Read the latest from GPNZ including PHO leaders consider future of general practice and primary care network management, GPNZ Māori health leads update, GPNZ welcomes Hemaima Reihana-Tait - Kaiārahi Māori and more.

Do you want to know how to improve your day to day processes and systems in primary care nursing? Not sure how to use your standing order policy? Are you wondering if your recall systems are the best they could be? Please take a few moments to participate in a short survey to establish if there is an appetite for hold some virtual education sessions around these sorts of topics. The nursing team at Pinnacle would love to hear back from nurses working at all levels in primary care. 

The service utilisation data/clinical event export is due on 1 July. When completing the export, please ensure you select the dates 1 April to 30 June.

Allergy New Zealand provides evidence-based information and support to people whose lives are affected by allergies. Their medical advisors have recently updated the Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Guidelines for Schools and Kura with a goal to build confidence in school staff responsible for the health management, protection, and care of those students who are doctor-diagnosed as at risk of allergies and anaphylaxis.

Health Navigator has launched Te Kete Haerenga, an online self-management toolkit designed to empower all people living with one or more long-term health conditions. The toolkit provides easy to understand care-planning information that both patients and clinicians can use. It’s a practical resource for nurses, health coaches, dietitians, and other health providers to support long-term condition management within a patient/practitioner partnership.

The free Lakes DHB education and learning app is now available to community providers. Training delivered by the Professional Development Unit at Lakes DHB will be advertised in the calendar, it will allow you to download a calendar appointment directly into your phone calendar, and more!