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![Doctor who prescribed ADHD medication without approval to pay $175k, suspended](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Doctor who prescribed ADHD medication without approval to pay $175k, suspended
Dr Tony Hanne prescribed ADHD medication on 5662 occasions without approval.
!['Nazi scumbag liar': Nurse's rant after person complained about anti-vax post](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Nazi scumbag liar': Nurse's rant after person complained about anti-vax post
Denise Perkins used her role as a nurse to deter people from getting the Covid-19 vaccine.
!['He's crazy': Doctor whose competence questioned lashes out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'He's crazy': Doctor whose competence questioned lashes out
Teimur Youssefi made disrespectful comments about a former boss after concerns raised.
![‘Unprofessional and unethical’: GP to pay $48k after using alias to post bad reviews](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
‘Unprofessional and unethical’: GP to pay $48k after using alias to post bad reviews
The doctor was earlier found guilty of making $30k worth of false ACC claims.
![Doctor formed relationship with patient, prescribed him opioids](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Doctor formed relationship with patient, prescribed him opioids
Relationship began seven months after she was caught prescribing herself medicines.
![Stepping down and stepping up for Sir Collin Tukuitonga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Stepping down and stepping up for Sir Collin Tukuitonga
Opinion: Resignation could see the start of something new.
![Auckland doctor wrote thousands of prescriptions for ADHD drugs without approval](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Auckland doctor wrote thousands of prescriptions for ADHD drugs without approval
Tony Hanne was accused of professional misconduct over prescriptions he had written.
![‘Massive spike’ in Israeli doctors wanting to move to NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
‘Massive spike’ in Israeli doctors wanting to move to NZ
Recruitment agencies say doctors are prepared to take a pay cut to move somewhere safer.
!['Stretched beyond their limits': How worried should we be about medical mishaps?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Stretched beyond their limits': How worried should we be about medical mishaps?
When doctors make mistakes, the consequences can be grave.
!['Attention seeking and clickbait': Doctor who posted controversial Covid videos criticised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Attention seeking and clickbait': Doctor who posted controversial Covid videos criticised
Fifteen people complained to medical watchdog about the doctor's YouTube videos.
!['Deliberate and unethical': Pharmacist stole methadone, topped up bottles with water](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Deliberate and unethical': Pharmacist stole methadone, topped up bottles with water
John Collett moved the methadone to a small bottle, then put it in his pocket.
![Hearing under way for doctor who posted controversial Covid videos online](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Hearing under way for doctor who posted controversial Covid videos online
Dr Samantha Bailey is accused of sharing "misleading and inappropriate" information.
![Health Committee accused of ‘passing the buck’ on surgical mesh](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Health Committee accused of ‘passing the buck’ on surgical mesh
The ministry said there was no consensus on whether mesh operations should be paused.
!['Repulsive': Osteopath performed sex act on patient while child sat in corner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Repulsive': Osteopath performed sex act on patient while child sat in corner
'I now see my thinking and actions not only as wrong, but repulsive and ridiculous'.
![Doctor prescribed 'high quantities' of addictive, controlled drugs to colleague](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Doctor prescribed 'high quantities' of addictive, controlled drugs to colleague
GP's treatment enabled doctor's drug misuse and dependence, the Medical Council said.
![Doctor accused of peddling Covid misinformation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Doctor accused of peddling Covid misinformation
Dr Peter Canaday is before a tribunal on a charge of professional misconduct.
!['Stupid decision': Anaesthetist technician lied about drink-driving conviction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Stupid decision': Anaesthetist technician lied about drink-driving conviction
'I have made mistakes but I’m not a bad person'.
![GP says money for sex with patient proposition was test](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
GP says money for sex with patient proposition was test
The doctor 'hypothetically' asked another patient if she would have sex for money.
![‘Repeated dishonesty’: Doctor forged document saying she passed exam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
‘Repeated dishonesty’: Doctor forged document saying she passed exam
The doctor forged a letter saying she'd passed the surgical test, despite not showing up.
!['I remember waking up screaming': Investigation into claims doctors harmed women with surgical mesh](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'I remember waking up screaming': Investigation into claims doctors harmed women with surgical mesh
Eight women say they never gave consent for surgical mesh to be implanted into their body.
![GP censured for assault on wife, threatening to shoot police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
GP censured for assault on wife, threatening to shoot police
The doctor poured alcohol over his wife, poked her with a fork and called her fat.