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Contact Details

Phone
64 3 364 3607
Email
ben.hudson@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Primary Health Care (Christchurch)
Department
Department of Primary Health Care (Christchurch)
Qualifications
MB BS MRCGP
Research summary
General Practice

Research

Ben graduated from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) and completed GP training in the North East of England. He has worked as a GP in Lyttelton since 2005.

His research interests are in pain management in osteoarthritis, and risk communication.

Ben is the convenor for the trainee intern general practice attachment.

In addition to his academic and clinical roles, Ben is the clinical leader for education and a member of the clinical board at Pegasus Health.

Publications

Al-Busaidi, I. S., Verweij, T., Hassan, N., Harris, C., Mangin, D., & Hudson, B. (2026). Evaluating the implementation and structure of the Annual Diabetes Review in Aotearoa New Zealand general practices: A national survey. Journal of Primary Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/HC25202 Journal - Research Article

Jun, H., Al-Busaidi, I. S., Vakamacawai, E., Bridgford, P., Mangin, D., & Hudson, B. (2026). Epidemiology of Pacific Peoples in Canterbury primary care: A cross-sectional study of five priority ethnicity subgroups. Journal of Primary Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/HC26109 Journal - Research Article

Al-Busaidi, I. S., Carr, A. C., Harris, C., Mangin, D., & Hudson, B. (2026). Mapping the service models and outcomes from general practitioners with special interests/extended roles in Aotearoa New Zealand: A scoping review. Journal of Primary Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/HC25174 Journal - Research Article

Darlow, B., Brown, M., Vincent, L., Keenan, R., Simmonds, S., Briggs, A. M., Hudson, B., … McKinlay, E., Grainger, R., Stanley, J., & Dean, S. (2026). Participant experiences of the Knee Care for Arthritis through Pharmacy Service (KneeCAPS): A personalised hī. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage Open, 8(2), 100759. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2026.100759 Journal - Research Article

Al-Busaidi, I. S., Carr, A. C., Harris, C., Mangin, D., & Hudson, B. (2025, November). Unlocking hidden capacity: Mapping special interest and extended role GP services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Academic GP conference, Hamilton, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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