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Ngā pānui me ngā rangitaki
The latest news, stories and updates from across Pinnacle and our network, including blogs and reflections on primary care and community health.
29 September 2021
We are pleased to announce Helen Parker Pinnacle chief executive has been offered a six-month secondment to the Health System Reform Transition Unit for three days a week, starting next week.
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14 September 2021
Alongside delivering vaccinations to all those who are eligible, the team at Carefirst have been hard at work to target vaccination opportunities.
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13 September 2021
Devon Medical quickly pivoted in order to ramp up their vaccination efforts. They've also taken a continuous improvement approach, learning and tweaking their processes as they go.
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9 August 2021
At GP21: the Conference for General Practice, the College celebrated outstanding GPs throughout Aotearoa. Among the winners were two of our members - congratulations Dr Peter Fleischl and Dr Mark Taylor!
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27 July 2021
Wintec Health Services in Hamilton is now home to two nurse prescribers, as nurse Jo Brown has recently become a designated registered nurse prescriber in community health (designated RNPCH).
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19 July 2021
The School Based Health Services team has created wallet-sized cards for school leavers to take to their general practice in order to support the transition of their health records from their school health clinic.
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6 July 2021
The mental health of our young people in rural communities is at a tipping point. We hear from people passionate about improving youth wellbeing.
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30 June 2021
Pat Bodger, Te Atiawa, Taranaki, Ngati Mutanga, Ngāruahine, Ngāti Ruanui, has a straightforward approach to rural community nursing: you just get it done.
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