Profiles And Contributions To This Article

The place of rural hospitals in New Zealand’s health system: an exploratory qualitative study

Katharina  Blattner

Assoc Prof Katharina Blattner ORCID logo

qualifications: MHealSc

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

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.


Lynne  Clay

Dr Lynne Clay ORCID logo

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Research Fellow


Garry  Nixon

Prof Garry Nixon ORCID logo

qualifications: MD

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

position: Associate Professor

New Zealand

Rural hospital medicine


Lauralie  Richard

Dr Lauralie Richard ORCID logo

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Senior Research Fellow


Rory  Miller

Dr Rory Miller ORCID logo

qualifications: MBChB

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

position: Senior Lecturer


Sue  Crengle

Prof Sue Crengle ORCID logo

qualifications: PhD

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

position: Professor


Ray  Anton

Mr Ray Anton

qualifications: MA(Management)

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

position: CEO Clutha Community Health Company


Tim  Stokes

Prof Tim Stokes ORCID logo

qualifications: PhD

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

position: Professor

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.


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