GP stabbed by patient during consultation, police say

The doctor remains in hospital in a stable condition, police say.

A patient has stabbed a GP during a consultation at a practice, police allege.

The 85-year-old doctor was working in a GP practice on Pitt Street in the centre of Sydney last Friday before a patient allegedly attacked him around 7pm, NSW Police say.

Emergency services, called to respond to an assault, found the GP with serious injuries, including a stab wound in the neck, police say.

He remains in hospital in a stable condition.