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Fraudster doctor a student of deception

A Nigerian drug smuggler who duped authorities to get a job in NZ as a hospital psychiatrist came across as friendly but secretive, acquaintances say.

Drug dealer fakes CV to land doctor's job

A Nigerian drug smuggler who fooled immigration officials to get a job as a hospital psychiatrist was yesterday jailed for 16 months.

Surgeon missed cancerous tumour, tribunal told

GP suspended for lying about qualifications

Rules tightened for overseas-trained doctors

Health authorities have tightened rules around the monitoring of overseas-trained doctors, following concerns being expressed for several years over supervision.

Doctor denies altering records to get more taxpayer funding

Surgeons stay working into old age

Whistleblower calls it a day

Suspended doctor says house-call unit at risk

Labtests: the results are still pending

Doctors lay into Labtests' poor service

'We expected hiccups but not to this extent'

Urologist accused of practising uncertified

Foreign-trained medics badly treated, says report

GP who abused young girls jailed for two years

Man has unnecessary cancer surgery after misdiagnosis

Physio charged with being fake

GP guilty of getting drugs for lover