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12 December 2023
Ngā mihi nui to everyone who completed the Pinnacle General Practice Workforce Survey 2023. We’re pleased to let you know the reports are now published here on our practice website.
Pinnacle General Practice Workforce Survey 2023 documents
The insights from the survey will assist Pinnacle to continue our ongoing advocacy, develop innovative approaches for meeting demand and planning for recruitment and retention of a valued and highly skilled general practice and primary care network.
12 June 2026
On Thursday 11 June, Ministers Simeon Brown and Matt Doocey confirmed the clinical placement regions for the New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine (NZGSM), a significant milestone for primary care and the rural health workforce across Aotearoa.
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8 June 2026
A Taupō general practice is helping lead the way in culturally confident care, becoming the first practice outside Pinnacle Midlands Health Network’s original pilot sites to fully adopt the PHO’s Tikanga in Practice resources and training.
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6 May 2026
Justin Butcher writes about what it actually takes to make progress in rural primary care, and why trust, experience and relationships are at the centre.
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