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Read the The Pinnacle General Practice Workforce Survey 2023 and Workforce Report 2023:
Results from the 2023 workforce survey of Nurses and Practice Centre Assistants (PCA).
Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss acne treatment, prescribing and burnout, medication withdrawals, and more.
Te Manawa Taki Pathways of Care team, in conjunction with Pinnacle, held a 45 minute webinar to share the most up-to-date information in the region about the assessment and management of Hepatitis C and a range of sexual health conditions as provided in the clinical pathways. The team also demonstrated HealthPathways, providing a practical understanding of how to best use this web-based tool.
Dr. Jo Scott-Jones advocates for the use of the term "GPwER" (GP with Extended Roles) instead of "GPwSI" (GP with Special Interest). He says GPwER is well-defined, advances the specialist GP role, and uplifts and empowers practitioners, whereas the term "GPwSI" is poorly defined, offensive to some, and does not contribute to the advancement of the profession. In this article, Dr. Jo takes a close look at GPwER to answer the question; what's in a name?
The quarterly patient experience survey (PES) is the biggest health survey in New Zealand and is a great way of getting feedback from patients. Read all the need-to-know information about successfully running the survey here.
The Immunisation Advisory Centre has released the updated New Zealand National Immunisation Schedule, July 2023. Please destroy any old schedules and ensure this current schedule is displayed in your immunisation areas.
Matariki is a time to gather with whānau and friends to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future.
Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss stopping antidepressants, miconazole gel and warfarin, Goodfellow Gem on lung cancer, and more.
Te Ngākau Kahukura works to make communities, environments and systems more safe and inclusive for rainbow people across Aotearoa. They host free webinars on a range of topics to do with rainbow wellbeing and inclusion. Te Ngākau Kahukura has held an hour long webinar, Human Interactions, about dealing with the limitations of patient management software.
A lack of housing tends to go hand-in-hand with stressors of food, transport and other social services. This information has been collated by the Pinnacle Taranaki team to help Taranaki practices support their patients.