Including a primary care/medical centre assistant in your practice team
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Postgraduate study options for nurses
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Education providers and funding information for nursing education including scholarship applications, regional development and other workforce development opportunities.
Practice nurse information webinar series 2025
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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.
Pinnacle New Graduate Nurse Programme
2027 UPDATE: Since 2008, the Pinnacle Graduate Registered Nurse Programme has supported general practices to successfully transition newly graduated nurses into primary care. The programme provides professional development, peer support, and guidance throughout the nurse's first year of practice.
Clinical Zoom meeting snippets - June 2025
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This month Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss NOS and Nangs, updated rheumatic fever guidelines, an antipsychotic audit, and more.
Strengthening practice management through external mentoring programmes
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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.
Patient experience survey (PES)
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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.
Point of care testing
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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.
Midland Collaborative designated RNPCH recertification programme
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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.
Pinnacle's climate change position
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Pinnacle has released a climate change position statement, acknowledging the urgent threat climate change poses to health and wellbeing across our communities. Our board has developed this statement to guide our network in reducing climate impacts and strengthening resilience.
Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR)
The Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) has replaced the aging National Immunisation Register (NIR), and supports the recording and reporting of immunisations across NZ.
Virtual care
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Advice and resources to assist you in offering virtual care.