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!['Foolish old man': Osteopath who performed sex act on patient revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
'Foolish old man': Osteopath who performed sex act on patient revealed
Joe Crozier nonconsensually penetrated a patient while her child was in the room.
![‘Unprofessional and unethical’: GP to pay $48k after using alias to post bad reviews](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
‘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.
![Prosecutors want 80yo doctor to never work again after ADHD medication scandal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Prosecutors want 80yo doctor to never work again after ADHD medication scandal
Tony Hanne prescribed ADHD medications without the required approval of a specialist.
![Auckland doctor wrote thousands of prescriptions for ADHD drugs without approval](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Auckland doctor wrote thousands of prescriptions for ADHD drugs without approval
Tony Hanne was accused of professional misconduct over prescriptions he had written.
!['Deliberate and unethical': Pharmacist stole methadone, topped up bottles with water](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
'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.
!['Repulsive': Osteopath performed sex act on patient while child sat in corner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
'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'.
![Chiropractor suspended following 'intense' relationship with patient](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Chiropractor suspended following 'intense' relationship with patient
Bill Donaldson was in a relationship with the patient for around two years.
![Doctor prescribed 'high quantities' of addictive, controlled drugs to colleague](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Doctor prescribed 'high quantities' of addictive, controlled drugs to colleague
GP's treatment enabled doctor's drug misuse and dependence, the Medical Council said.
![Midwife struck off for writing prescriptions she used herself](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Midwife struck off for writing prescriptions she used herself
The midwife prescribed 480 zopiclone tablets over two years, for herself.
![‘Repeated dishonesty’: Doctor forged document saying she passed exam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
‘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 was desperate': Nurse posed as boss over email, wrote fake reference letter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
'I was desperate': Nurse posed as boss over email, wrote fake reference letter
Struck off nurse: 'When you tell one lie you have to tell another.'
![Meth access cutting demand for abuse of ADHD medications - GP's lawyer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Meth access cutting demand for abuse of ADHD medications - GP's lawyer
It is alleged the GP wrote ADHD medication prescriptions without specialist approval.
![Doctor well-known in ADHD community faces tribunal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Doctor well-known in ADHD community faces tribunal
It is alleged Tony Hanne wrote prescriptions without specialist approval.
![Doctor tried twice to prescribe himself Tramadol](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Doctor tried twice to prescribe himself Tramadol
The doctor was in Dunedin when he altered a prescription to include Tramadol.
![Fizzy drink dispute lands nurse grandmother in court for biting man](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Fizzy drink dispute lands nurse grandmother in court for biting man
The grandmother, also a former nurse, was discharged without conviction for the assault.
![GP censured for assault on wife, threatening to shoot police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
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.
![Doctor lied about sexual affair with patient](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Doctor lied about sexual affair with patient
"I feel anxious about finding a new GP because the trust I have has been severely broken."
![Additional black mark for former nurse found with child porn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Additional black mark for former nurse found with child porn
Authorities believe there may have been up to 5300 images on the man's computers.
![Guilty: Doctor's conduct had 'major impact' on family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Guilty: Doctor's conduct had 'major impact' on family
The question now is whether the disgraced GP will get to keep her name secret.
!['My daughter doesn't trust doctors now': GP facing charges after affair with patient](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
'My daughter doesn't trust doctors now': GP facing charges after affair with patient
GP kept treating the wife and children of the patient she was having an affair with.
![Name suppression sought after doctor-patient affair](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Name suppression sought after doctor-patient affair
Significant age gap between the pair, and patient began seeing the doctor as a teenager.