GP suspended for practicing without insurance

6minutes news, 2012

A Sydney GP has lost his appeal against a 10-week suspension imposed by a medical tribunal for working for five years without professional indemnity insurance.
The court of appeal accepted that the lapse in insurance cover was due to his carelessness rather than dishonesty, but the tribunal’s penalty for professional misconduct should stand.
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