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. 

Foundation Standard and CORNERSTONE® are developed by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.They include a variety of quality assurance and improvement goals relating to minimum patient safety and legal requirements, supporting New Zealand general practitioners and their teams.

Pinnacle has been working collaboratively at a national level for some time to re-imagine the primary care response for patients facing mental wellbeing challenges.

All PHOs and their practices must comply with the PHO enrolment requirements when enrolling people.

Education providers and funding information for nursing education.

Ensuring patients have access to care outside normal general practice hours and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.

Pinnacle’s Regional Rural Advisory Group brings the voice of rural teams, GPs, nurse practitioners into the governance of resources specifically provided to help address the needs of our rural communities.

Practices have been able to use the Annual Statement of GP Reasonable Fee Increases (Annual Statement) since it was first released in 2006. The Annual Statement for each year covers the period 1 July to 30 June. The Annual Statement applies only to the fees set by Interim and Low Cost Access practices. Very Low Cost Access Funded (VLCA) practices receive extra funding for their enrolled patient base and in return have to set their fees below or at a threshold set by the Ministry.

Understand the benefits of Pinnacle membership for you and your practice.

A patient portal is a secure website which can receive and store patients' health information. The information, for example treatments received or medications, is uploaded via your PMS. It then allows other health providers or patients, depending on which tool is being used, to view a summary of the patient's health record.