(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 12 February 2016 The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted Mr Seth Talmadge, a former psychologist, before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) alleging that he engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct. The complaint alleged that Mr Talmadge became involved in a personal and sexual relationship with a patient who had a Dissociative Identity Disorder and complex presentation, including gender identity issues. This involved him moving into the patient's home and later taking a lease on a property in which they both...
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Mr Seth Talmadge - Psychologist - Disqualified for 5 years and prohibition order imposed (NSW ...
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Ms Sheree Turner – Prohibited from providing specified health services due to professional misconduct (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 09 Jan 2017 The Commission prosecuted a complaint before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) against Ms Sheree Turner, a formerly registered nurse and midwife. The prosecution concerned Ms Turner's conduct between 1 February 2010 and 9 April 2014 whilst she was employed as a registered nurse and then midwife at Calvary Health Care...
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Mr Geoffrey Mitchell - professional misconduct and not a suitable person (NSW Health Care Complaints ...
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 18 December 2015 The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted Mr Geoffrey Mitchell, a psychologist, before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal ('NCAT'). The complaints alleged that Mr Mitchell breached conditions on...
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Dr Rahul Suri – finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 16 May 2016 The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted Dr Rahul Suri, a registered medical practitioner, before the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal ('Tribunal'). At the time of the conduct alleged in the complaint, Dr Suri was a general practitioner in sole practice in...
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Dr Ferdinand Saldevar - professional misconduct proved (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 21 September 2015 The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted Dr Ferdinand Saldevar, a general practitioner practising at Wagga Wagga, before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). The complaint alleged that Dr Saldevar prescribed Schedule 8 drugs of addiction to patients:...
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Dr Nima Azizi – Registration cancelled for a minimum of 3 years for professional misconduct (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 21 July 2016 The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted Dr Nima Azizi before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal ('Tribunal') for his conduct in 2013 and 2014, while he was working in the emergency departments of Blacktown and Mt Druitt Hospitals. The Commission alleged that Dr Azizi: prescribed...
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Dr John William Follent - Finding of Professional Misconduct - Interim Conditions imposed (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 20 April 2015 T he Commission prosecuted a Complaint against Dr John William Follent before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal alleging that Dr Follent had engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct. The alleged conduct related to Dr Follent's care and treatment of five patients whilst working as a solo general practitioner in Tweed...
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Mr Dammen Akhurst – cancellation of registration as a nurse (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 30 May 2016 The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted Mr Dammen Akhurst, a registered nurse, before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The Tribunal found that Mr Akhurst had tampered with infusions of fentanyl (a drug of addiction) to two...
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Mr Nicholas Orr - registration cancelled - prohibited from providing health services (NSW Health Care ...
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 2 November 2015 The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted Mr Nicholas Orr, a former pharmacist, before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). Mr Orr did not participate at the hearing. The Commission alleged that in 2013 Mr Orr, while employed as a pharmacist...
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Mr Brian McLean – unsatisfactory professional conduct, professional misconduct – disqualification order – prohibition order (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 19 August 2016 The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted a complaint against Mr Brian McLean, previously a registered enrolled nurse, at a hearing before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal ('Tribunal'). The Complaint alleged unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct in relation to Mr McLean's...
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Dr Jeremy Reader – Professional misconduct and impairment (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 09 Dec 2016 The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted a complaint in relation to Dr Reader, a general practitioner working in skin cancer care, before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal ('Tribunal'). The complaint alleged unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct concerning Dr Reader's treatment of nine patients who had adverse outcomes after treatment for skin...
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Dr Jawahar Thomas - Professional Misconduct found by the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 26 June 2015 The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted Dr Jawahar Thomas, a general practitioner, before the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The complaint alleged unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct concerning Dr Thomas's prescribing of drugs of addiction and restricted substances, as well as his clinical record keeping,...
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Dr Astor-Finn – Registration Cancelled (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 20 June 2016 The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted a complaint against Dr Robert Astor-Finn, a registered medical practitioner, at a hearing before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal ('Tribunal') on 4 April 2016. It was alleged that Dr...
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Ms Sheree Turner – Prohibited from providing specified health services due to professional misconduct (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 09 Jan 2017 The Commission prosecuted a complaint before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) against Ms Sheree Turner, a formerly registered nurse and midwife. The prosecution concerned Ms Turner's conduct between 1 February 2010 and 9 April 2014 whilst she was employed as a registered nurse and then midwife at Calvary Health Care...
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Joanne Senior, Psychologist – Finding of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 29 May 2015 The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted Joanne Senior, a former psychologist, before the New South Wales Civil & Administrative Tribunal. The prosecution concerned Ms Senior's failure to maintain professional boundaries during her employment at Parklea Correctional Centre, part of Corrective Services NSW. It was alleged that between June 2011 and January 2012, Ms Senior engaged in an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship including making and...
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Updated media release - Shaheen Qasim - appeal dismissed by Court of Appeal (NSW Health ...
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 29 September 2015 The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted Dr Shaheen Qasim, an endocrinologist, before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The prosecution concerned Dr Qasim's conduct whilst working at the Forster Specialist Clinic in 2009 and 2010. It was alleged that Dr Qasim had written letters...
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Dr Matthew Rixon – restrictions on medical practice and health conditions imposed (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 1 March 2016 The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted Dr Matthew Rixon, a medical practitioner, before the NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) alleging that he engaged in professional misconduct. Since 2012 Dr Rixon has been subject to a number of health conditions requested by AHPRA. Dr Rixon's was suspended from practice on 15 April 2014...
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UDPATED MEDIA RELEASE - Dr Julie Epstein - Reprimanded and Conditions imposed by Tribunal (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 22 April 2015 The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted Dr Julie Epstein, a general physician, before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The prosecution concerned Dr Epstein's conduct as a solo practitioner at Moore Park for the period 2007 - 2009. The Complaint against Dr Epstein alleged that she prescribed hormones, steroids and other drugs to forty patients where there was no proper indication for the prescribing...
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John Michael Patrick Ashford - unsatisfactory professional conduct, professional misconduct, impairment and not a suitable person (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 20 March 2015 The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted John Michael Patrick Ashford, a former registered nurse, before the New South Wales Civil & Administrative Tribunal. The prosecution concerned Mr Ashford's conduct during his employment at St George Hospital in February 2013 when he took nine Oxycontin tablets for his own...
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James Chau – Pharmacist – finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct and mentoring condition imposed (NSW Health Care Complaints Commission)
(Source: NSW Health Care Complaints Commission) 9 April 2015 The Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted Mr James Chau before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) concerning his conduct as a pharmacist. The complaint concerned Mr Chau's failure to account for a large quantity of pseudoephedrine-based products during the period February to...
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