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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.
25 June 2018
The owners of Hauraki Plains Health Centre were considering walking away from their practice rather than face burn out when the Health Care Home offered them a vision of a sustainable way forward.
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4 May 2018
We are delighted to publish the recent evaluation of our Health Care Programme undertaken by Ernst and Young.
Read more2 May 2018
Waikato Mum Sharnay smoked up to 20 cigarettes a day since she was 14 years old – it had been a decade.
Read more1 May 2018
We invited video journalist Hunter Calder to spend some time with quit coach Cassino Smith to find out how our Once and For All programme is helping
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16 April 2018
Offering both the flu and Zostavax (shingles) vaccines, a Hamilton initiative is reaching a high risk, vulnerable population who may otherwise have been missed.
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10 April 2018
Ōtorohanga Medical Centre nurses are on a mission to find out why local women are declining to have regular cervical smear tests.
Read more19 February 2018
Annually, thousands of youth in communities across the Waikato region struggle to access health care services, restricted by barriers such as cost, lack of transport and fear of talking to a health care professional.
Read more1 September 2017
Hamilton-based pregnant mum Dayna Allen, 25, inhaled her first puff of smoke ten years ago as a curious 15-year-old, barely old enough to drive a car.
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