Nurse sanctioned for secretly diluting COVID-19 vaccines with saline
A nurse diluted COVID-19 vaccines with saline after tricking a pharmacist into leaving the room during a vaccination appointment, a tribunal has found. The nurse…
Tag: Tribunals
GP struck off for punching long-term patient in the face
A GP who punched a regular patient in the face while accusing him of robbing the practice has been struck off. The assault occurred in…
Is this the reason the VAD Review Board had to throw Dr Nick Carr under the bus?
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board in Victoria is saying nothing. And that is a surprise. For many doctors, it should be answering questions over its…
GP reprimanded after practising without indemnity cover for 20 years
A GP who practised without indemnity insurance for two decades has been reprimanded, after a tribunal rejected his claim that his wife had misinformed him…
Prominent GP fined $12,000 and reprimanded for VAD paperwork error
A GP advocate for voluntary assisted dying has been found guilty of professional misconduct and fined $12,000 over paperwork that was not signed properly. The…
Doctor struck off for three years for ‘bad faith’ complaints to AHPRA
A doctor has been struck off for three years over bad faith complaints that forced a locum doctor out of work as AHPRA investigated. The…
GP beneficiary of patient’s $30m estate cleared of boundary breaches ‘but disrespected peers’
A GP who won a legal battle over his elderly patient’s $30 million estate has been found guilty of professional misconduct — but cleared of…
GP believed complaint about her prescribing was defamatory: tribunal
A GP has failed to convince a tribunal that a complaint about her controlled drug prescribing was defamatory and that a report critical of her…
‘Reckless’ pharmacist banned after netting $42,000 in PBS fertility drug fraud
A “reckless” pharmacist has been banned for five years, nearly a decade after he defrauded the PBS of $42,000 by submitting fake claims for fertility…
Nurse who stole 25 face masks during pandemic ‘not fit to practise’: tribunal
An experienced nurse supervisor has been rapped for manipulating nursing students into helping her steal 25 face masks from hospital stocks during the pandemic. Amid a…
