Doctor fined $10,000 after ‘misguided attempt’ to help patient
He gave the vulnerable woman money which she used for illegal drugs, a tribunal heard
A doctor who made a “misguided attempt” to support a vulnerable patient with money and accommodation has been found guilty of professional misconduct.
In 2015 he was working as an emergency registrar when the young woman presented to a Brisbane hospital concerned about the effects of illicit drugs she had taken.
