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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., 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 Other

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

Al-Busaidi, I. S., Qamar, S., Lin, Y.-M., Mangin, D., & Hudson, B. (2025). Cefalexin prescribing appropriateness in general practice: An evaluation study. Journal of Primary Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/HC25086 Journal - Research Article

Harris, C., Bidwell, S., Hudson, B., Patu, M., McKerchar, C., & Al-Busaidi, I. S. (2025). Te hāpai i te mana wāhine, te takahi i te mana wāhine: Māori women's experiences of empowerment and disempowerment in sexual and reproductive healthcare. Journal of Primary Health Care, 17(2), 154-160. doi: 10.1071/hc25037 Journal - Research Article

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