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qualifications: MD
department: General Practice and Rural Health
New Zealand
Professor Rural Health University of Otago and Rural Generalist Dunstan Hospital Clyde, New Zealand. He identifies as tangata Tiriti and is not indigenous Māori. His work is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and respect for tāngata whenua.
Articles contributed to by this person
Original Research 12 June 2025
Exploring discrepancies in clinical coding between rural and urban hospitals in Aotearoa New Zealand in patients who underwent interhospital transfer
Original Research 13 April 2023
The place of rural hospitals in New Zealand’s health system: an exploratory qualitative study
Short Communication 16 February 2023
Point-of-care ultrasound in general practice: an exploratory study in rural South Australia
Original Research 22 March 2021
'I’m still here, that’s probably the best part'. Lives of those living rurally with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: a qualitative study
Original Research 30 November 2019
A scope of practice that works 'out here': exploring the effects of a changing medical regulatory environment on a rural New Zealand health service
Original Research 12 August 2019
Point-of-care ultrasound for FAST and AAA in rural New Zealand: quality and impact on patient care
Original Research 30 April 2019
The impact of the introduction of a point-of-care haematology analyser in a New Zealand rural hospital with no onsite laboratory
Commentary 8 March 2017
Training generalist doctors for rural practice in New Zealand
Original Research 19 April 2011
The rural hospital doctors workforce in New Zealand
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