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Family Planning is a specialist provider of clinical training for nurses, midwives and doctors. They offer online and in-person courses covering cervical screening, contraception, STIs and general sexual and reproductive health.
In 2020 we offered a a tailor-made learning programme for Pinnacle practice managers and lead administrators.
Letters in the wrong envelope, sensitive documents left on a photocopier, an autofill error in an email - these are some of the most common privacy breaches, and have been since the Privacy Act was passed in 1993. These mistakes happen in all kinds of agencies, and they can be particularly harmful in the health and disability sector. So it makes sense that everyone working with health information should have a solid understanding information privacy.
2020 has been designated as the year of the nurse and the midwife by the World Health Organization. Pinnacle has committed to growing nursing leaders as part of this challenge, through the delivery of a bespoke leadership programme delivered over 10 consecutive weeks.
View resourceKo Awatea LEARN is an initiative that provides access to an e-learning platform for nurses, and in Taranaki also for GPs. Fourteen district health boards have partnered to use Ko Awatea as their online learning centre.
The online learning centre change from 'Midland Learning' to 'Ko Awatea LEARN' allows nurses to access to courses used at 14 other New Zealand district health boards; thereby enhancing national participation and collaboration.
Periodically, people suffering from mental distress are unable or unwilling to engage in psychiatric care despite being significantly impaired and disabled by their mental illness. The Mental Health Act (MHA) legislation provides a pathway to legally ensure, often against the person's wishes, their engagement in psychiatric assessment and treatment (if indicated).
It is important all general practice staff have training in Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi.
The PEP Talk in July 2020 on polypharmacy challenged us to identify actions we would take to help reduce the burden of medications on our populations.
Delivered in conjunction with Health Literacy NZ, these four videos are designed to enhance your health literacy knowledge and skills, in order to effectively support your patients in their health journey.
A series of eight videos on self-management and care planning.