A GP who falsified patients’ medical records as part of an insurance scam was inadvertently drawn into the machinations of a criminal syndicate, a tribunal says.

According to the doctor, back in 2016 he was introduced to an “enabler” — a business development manager for the physiotherapy clinic next to his practice in southwest Sydney.

“He basically requested a meeting, saying: “Look, we have a lot of clients. Some of them don’t have a GP, some of them have a GP but some GPs don’t deal with workers’ compensation. Would you be happy to look after some of our clients?” the GP told the tribunal.

“That is how our relationship developed. He started referring clients to me, and I tried my best to assist all these clients.”