Pinnacle Incorporated is a membership-based organisation of like-minded general practitioners. As a Pinnacle practice, you and your practice staff have access to a range of benefits.
Aotearoa New Zealand is increasingly an attractive option for health professionals from overseas, offering a strong work-life balance, a community-focused healthcare environment, and the opportunity to make a real impact in both urban and rural areas. However, recruiting healthcare professionals into primary care remains a significant challenge across the country. While rural and underserved communities often struggle the most, many general practices within our network — regardless of location — are also experiencing workforce shortages.
Pinnacle has partnered with NZ Shores to offer a streamlined recruitment and immigration service for general practices across our network. NZ Shores is a specialist immigration and recruitment agency that assists employers and skilled migrants in navigating New Zealand’s immigration system, bringing a smooth and compliant process for hiring internationally trained professionals.
This is a member benefit exclusive to Pinnacle practices, providing significant cost savings compared to standard recruitment fees. Read more about this on our immigration and recruitment support resource page.
Pinnacle is pleased to share this mobile plan offer developed with Spark Health as part of their ongoing commitment to support and mobilise the Aotearoa New Zealand health sector.
This offer is designed to provide Pinnacle’s network of general practices with a plan developed specifically for primary care employees and practices.
Plan benefits
Find all the details here (PDF).
Interested to know more?
Fill out the Spark Health online form, and a Spark Health team member will be in touch.
Pinnacle will provide assessors to assess you against the Foundation Standard which will be at no cost to your practice. This is a member benefit exclusive to Pinnacle Practices. Practices are still welcome to find their own assessor through the College website, but fees associated with the assessment process will be at their own cost.
EAP Services is a well-respected organisation, providing counselling and advice to employees either by face-to-face, phone or virtual e-counselling. Under the Pinnacle agreement with EAP Services, you, and the staff in your practice, are entitled to up to three FREE one-hour sessions per issue with a counsellor. This can be for a work related issue or a personal situation. The service is completely confidential and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Pinnacle will not be informed of your contact with EAP. To access the service, call 0800 327 669 or visit the EAP website. Learn more about EAP in this video or see our Wellbeing in general practice page.
Download the new EAP poster, or digital tile, from the EAP Services website.
n3 have teamed up with Pinnacle to give each medical practice in the network the opportunity to join n3 and also provide practice staff with amazing discounts at New Zealand’s leading suppliers.
n3 is a business buying network dedicated to making it simple for kiwi businesses to save money across all areas of day-to-day business. Plus, for our member practices, the n3 membership fee is fully covered by Pinnacle, so you won’t need to pay a thing. Visit the n3 Pinnacle webpage to join up or if you'd like someone from n3 to get in touch with your practice to tell you more.
As part of the Pinnacle / Midlands Group, you are eligible to join the Pinnacle Midlands Southern Cross scheme which entitles you to a group discount of up to 8 per cent off retail rates PLUS new members to Southern Cross may be eligible for a further discounts on top of your work scheme discount.
For further information please contact Christina Neuhaus, 09 928 3088.
In addition, full GP members of Pinnacle Incorporated help ensure there is a strong GP-led focus to all we do, and will:
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View detailsAll general practitioners in a Pinnacle practice join Pinnacle Incorporated as a member. This ensures the organisation continues to have a grass roots, GP led focus.