The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by suspending Dr John Robert Ullman’s registration as a medical practitioner (MED0001392655), effective 25 September 2020.

The Health Ombudsman amended the action by revoking the suspension and imposing conditions, effective 18 June 2021.

Scope of Practice

The conditions imposed include the requirements the practitioner:

• Must only practise as a registered health practitioner in employment and at practice locations approved by the Office of the Health Ombudsman.
• An approved place of practice must be a practice at which:
  • any controlled drugs are stored in compliance with section 119 of the Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 2016 (HDPR); and
  • any restricted drugs of dependency are stored in compliance with section 211(1) of the HDPR, and in a place that is lockable and remains locked (other than when a restricted drug of dependency is being put into or taken out of the place) (locker)
  • any performance enhancing drugs are stored in a locker; and
• Must not possess / prescribe / supply / dispense / administer (including as emergency treatment supplies or doctor’s bag stock) to any person:
  • any controlled drug
  • any restricted drug of dependency
  • any performance enhancing drug.

Approved employment and practice locations

The practitioner does not currently have Health Ombudsman approval to practise in any employment or practice location/s.

Period of action or order

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the decision will continue to have effect until the earlier of the following happens –

• the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets aside the decision;
• the Health Ombudsman removes the conditions under section 65 of the Act.