A scope of practice that works 'out here': exploring the effects of a changing medical regulatory environment on a rural New Zealand health service

Assoc Prof Katharina Blattner

qualifications: MHealSc, FRNZCGP(Dist), FDRHMNZ(Dist)

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Senior Lecturer

New Zealand

Kati works as a rural doctor (General Practice and Rural Hospital Medicine)based at Rawene Hospital in Hokianga, NZ. She is Associate Professor with the Rural Section of the Department of General Practice & Rural Health and holds the Pacific Nations Liaison role at Va'a o Tautai, both at the University of Otago . She has an honorary clinical lecturer role with Auckland University.

Prof Tim Stokes

qualifications: MPH, PhD, FRCP, FRCGP, FRNZCGP

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Elaine Gurr Professor of General Practice

New Zealand

Professor of General Practice at the Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, NZ. Research interests: rural health systems; quality improvement; evidence synthesis; qualitative research.

Prof Garry Nixon

qualifications: FRNZCGP (Dist), FDRHMNZ

contribution: Study conception and design, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Associate Dean Rural, Head of Section of Rural Health

New Zealand

Rural hospital medicine