The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by imposing conditions on the registration of Usman Gul, medical practitioner, effective 2 February 2021.

The Health Ombudsman then varied the conditions on 8 February 2024.

Details of Usman Gul’s registration, including the full list of imposed conditions, can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

Scope of practice conditions

Conditions imposed on Usman Gul’s registration include the requirements the practitioner:

• must not have contact with female patients with the exception of contact using telehealth platforms
• must only practise as a registered health practitioner in employment and at practice location/s approved by the Health Ombudsman and published on the Office of the Health Ombudsman website
• must take all reasonable steps to ensure female patients are told at the time of wanting to book an appointment with the practitioner that the appointment can only be booked if the patient or their legal guardian agrees to the entire contact with the practitioner being conducted using telehealth platforms only. The practitioner must not provide this information to patients personally.

Approved employment and practice locations

The Health Ombudsman has approved Usman Gul’s employment as a general practitioner at the following practice location/s:

• Cannon Hill Family Doctors, 17/1177 Wynnum Road, Cannon Hill Qld 4170
• Woolloongabba Medical Centre, 468 Vulture Street, Woolloongabba Qld 4102

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman's decision to take immediate registration action will continue to have effect until the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets the decision aside or the Health Ombudsman removes the conditions imposed on Usman Gul's registration under section 65 of the Act.