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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.
24 November 2021
We're making some changes to the governance structure and senior leadership of Ventures. From 1 January 2022 Ventures and Pinnacle Midlands Health Network will be governed by one board, and one group chief executive will lead both subsidiaries.
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17 November 2021
Pinnacle would like to provide a platform for Māori clinicians to help inform and implement our Māori health strategy.
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2 November 2021
Dr Dave Ewen retired last month after nearly 38 years in general practice. On his last day at South City Health Dave commented “I would do it all over again!”
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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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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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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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23 May 2021
A proposed education clinic for tamariki with eczema and dermititis has received the 2021 Pinnacle Medical Scholarship, including $10,000 in funding to support the initiative.
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