GP charged with indecently assaulting practice manager allowed to keep treating patients
A GP charged with indecently assaulting a practice manager can keep working after a tribunal found he posed a “much smaller” risk to patients. The practice…
Tag: Tribunals
Unjust? Respected UK anaesthetist suspended for using wife’s free travel card
A doctor has been suspended for six months for using his wife’s free public transport card, with a tribunal declaring he is not fit to…
Bacchus Marsh medical director banned for 10 years after ignoring ‘extreme risk’
A consultant medical director at Bacchus Marsh Hospital during the baby deaths scandal, who spent 40 days onsite during her six-year tenure, has been struck…
Nurse smuggled cannabis oil into hospital for shark bite patient: tribunal
A nurse has been reprimanded after trying to smuggle a bottle of cannabis oil she found in her new home into hospital for a patient with…
Chinese Medicine practitioner reprimanded after diet puts toddler in hospital
A Chinese medicine practitioner known for his celebrity weight loss programs has been reprimanded after his restrictive diet plan landed a toddler with type 1…
‘Pioneering surgeon’ rapped over high-risk procedures
A vascular surgeon regarded as a “pioneer” by his medical peers when it came to treating unusual medical conditions has been sanctioned after a young…
Banned GP once admitted he was ‘not cut out for private practice’
A GP who once admitted he was not cut out for private general practice has been banned indefinitely following the death of a first-time patient…
Doctors’ disciplinary history could be added to the AHPRA register under proposed reforms
Expired conditions and old suspensions could remain listed on doctors’ registration as part of an overhaul to AHPRA’s public register. Since 2018, the register lists any adverse…
Doctor burnt son with iron to get him out of bed: tribunal
A Perth doctor who burnt his teenage son with an iron has been suspended for four months. The boy, then aged 16, had chronic pain…
RACGP presidential wannabe launches legal fight against his sanction for COVID vax post
A candidate from this year’s RACGP election has been cautioned for sharing a social media post that described COVID-19 vaccination as “so safe you have to be…
