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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 April 2022
For the past three decades, Kāwhia’s medical needs have been serviced by Dr John Burton and wife Sue, a qualified medical lab technician. Credit: Brianna Stewart, King Country News
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20 April 2022
Today Health Minister Andrew Little announced the first nine locality network pilots to improve how healthcare is delivered in local communities. We’re excited to share that Taupō/Tūrangi and Hauraki have been selected in this pilot phase.
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25 January 2022
The Pinnacle rural committee is seeking rural GP representatives.
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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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20 April 2021
RuralFest identifies key changes needed to improve health and wellbeing in rural communities, and takes those messages to Parliament. Dr Robin Baird, Te Kauwhata GP and Dr Jo Scott-Jones, GP and medical director report back on the 2021 event.
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3 March 2021
Every fortnight inside a whare at Parihaka Papakāinga in Taranaki, people can be found laughing and catching up with whānau in the Whakaihu Taiora clinic waiting room. They’re there because of a new health initiative designed to respond to community need.
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29 November 2020
A team-focused culture and forward-thinking approach at Whangamatā Medical Centre in the Coromandel makes the busy rural practice a stand-out for locals and locums alike.
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