Perth doctor has been banned from practising medicine after admitting to professional misconduct which included sexualised behaviour towards a patient, to whom he also over-prescribed potent medication. In a judgement published this week, the State Administrative Tribunal found the conduct of Gregory Duck amounted to “serious breaches” of the medical code for doctors, including “incompetence, poor medical practice and sexualised behaviour”. The tribunal was told Gregory Duck started seeing the woman in December 2012 when he obtained her history with methadone use. He then formed an inappropriate relationship with her that included taking her out to dinner, buying her gifts such as lingerie, which he photographed her in, and having consultations with her at his home. On one occasion the woman went to a hotel room where he was staying and after she took heroin and collapsed, Dr Duck did not call an ambulance, and instead stayed with her, alone in the room. The tribunal was told that on about 50 occasions over an 18-month period, Dr Duck prescribed the woman varying amounts of medications including Xanax and Valium. In some instances he wrote the prescriptions in the woman’s absence, and after paying for and collecting the drugs, kept them in a locked drawer in office to give to her.
February 20, 2017
Central Healthcare Services Pty Ltd has had its application for its Central Healthcare Services Pty Ltd (NSW) Enterprise Agreement 2016 stamped by Commissioner Gregory in Melbourne on the 16 February 2017.
February 20, 2017
A man has allegedly attacked paramedics and police officers and damaged an ambulance as they were attempting to treat and restrain him in Brisbane. Police say the 45-year-old was being taken to hospital when he became violent and grabbed a female paramedic late Wednesday afternoon at Coorparoo.
February 20, 2017
Queensland Fertility Group Pty Ltd T/A Queensland Fertility Group has got its application for its Queensland Fertility Group Pty Ltd Scientists’ Enterprise Agreement 2017 passed by Commissioner Roe in Melbourne.
February 20, 2017
An application for approval of the Wongaburra Support and Administration Staff Enterprise Agreement 2016 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be determined by Deputy President Gostencnik in his Melbourne chambers at 3.15pm.
February 20, 2017
Wesley Mission Victoria is accused of a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) breach by a staffer (Dark).
February 20, 2017
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service (a division of the Australian Red Cross Society) T/A Australian Red Cross Blood Service for its Australian Red Cross Blood Service Scientists Enterprise Agreement Victoria 2016 has been approved.
February 20, 2017
PFD Food Services Pty Ltd T/A PFD Food Services has had its PFD Food Services Pty Ltd (Rest QLD) Enterprise Agreement 2016 application ratified by Commissioner Roe in Melbourne yesterday.
