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Including a primary care/medical centre assistant in your practice team
Published: 18/07/2025 | 3 files | 3 links | Document | Video | Website

Pinnacle is excited to be supporting the uptake of this online course and the valuable contribution the PCA/MCA role is making as part of the extended general practice team, in the care of their patients and whānau.

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Postgraduate study options for nurses
Published: 18/07/2025 | 1 file | 7 links | Website

Education providers and funding information for nursing education.

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Practice management toolkit
Published: 17/07/2025

The practice management toolkit has been developed in response to the Pinnacle Workforce Survey findings from the reception and administration feedback. Some respondents found the health systems difficult to navigate, funding hard to understand and the business of general practices overwhelming.

The practice management toolkit provides tools and information to support practice managers, business managers and others involved with the management of general practice.

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Patient experience survey (PES)
Published: 17/07/2025 | 7 links | Website

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.

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Clinical Zoom meeting snippets - June 2025
Published: 17/07/2025 | Video

This month Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss NOS and Nangs, updated rheumatic fever guidelines, an antipsychotic audit, and more.

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Pinnacle New Graduate Nurse Programme: 2025 update
Published: 17/07/2025 | 2 files

Since 2008, the Pinnacle New Graduate Nurse Programme has helped practices support new graduate nurses with funding, workshops, and peer support. In 2025, a key change has been introduced with the launch of a new national funding stream from Te Whatu Ora, aimed at supporting up to 400 graduate registered nurses across primary care, community, and rural health settings.

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Practice nurse information webinar series 2025
Published: 17/07/2025 | Video

This webinar series is for Pinnacle practice nurses new to practice nursing. The series covers some of the services and functions of Pinnacle Midlands Health Network; core aspects of the practice nurse role and other multi-disciplinary roles connected to general practice.

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Strengthening practice management through external mentoring programmes
Published: 17/07/2025 | Website

Mentoring is a great tool to support new practice managers, especially those new to healthcare, as they find their feet. We've identified existing mentoring programmes that may be accessible to practice managers, with a focus on structured, one-on-one mentorship models.

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Point of care testing
Published: 11/07/2025 | 1 file | 1 link | Document | Form

Point of care testing (POCT) capability is becoming increasingly available in general practice. POCT enables rapid clinical decision-making, an increased likelihood of keeping people well and closer to home (by avoiding referral to hospital) and addresses rural inequities which may be compounded by distance and infrastructure. Pinnacle has developed guidance for quality control of POCT in general practice and a POCT adverse events monitoring system.

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Midland Collaborative designated RNPCH recertification programme
Published: 09/07/2025 | 3 files | Website

Pinnacle is a recertification programme provider partner for designated registered nurse prescribers in community health (RNPCH). Find out more about the programme and how to make an application. 

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