NSW police have been asked to investigate a man who allegedly stole a doctor’s identity and managed to remain employed for more than a decade at four of the state’s hospitals. Shyam Acharya has already been charged by the Australia Health Practitioners Regulatory Authority but NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard says the maximum $30,000 penalty is woefully inadequate. He has asked Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione to pursue the case after previously leaving it to federal authorities and the state’s top cop has agreed.
