AHPRA says editing of evidence used to suspend GP was ‘isolated incident’
But the watchdog said last week's supreme court decision in the Dr Shah case will be reviewed
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AHPRA has pledged to review its handling of a case where a GP was suspended after one of its investigators “edited” evidence relied on during his immediate action hearing before the Medical Board of Australia.
But the watchdog is backing the officer involved saying it was an ‘isolated incident’, that she had acted with the right intentions and that it stood by her integrity.
As reported by Australian Doctor, last week a Supreme Court judge overturned the emergency ban imposed on the doctor – known under the pseudonym Dr Shah – saying the evidence used against him had been unreliable.
