A doctor was found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and misconduct for his treatment of patients, self-prescription practices and inadequate record-keeping regarding his provision of vaccination exemption certificates during the Covid 19 pandemic.
In issue
- Complaints were raised regarding Dr Andrew Foong’s conduct between July and October 2021 including his provision of Covid 19 Vaccine Contraindication Certificates, prescription of Ivermectin to patients, adequacy of his clinical notes, his self-prescribing and self-treating.
The background
The Health Care Complaints Commission (the Commission) sough disciplinary findings and consequential orders in relation to Dr Andrew Foong’s (the practitioner) practice of medicine and alleged that he is guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct pursuant to s 139B(1)(a) and s 139E of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) (the National Law). The allegations related to Dr Foong’s
