The Health Ombudsman issued an interim prohibition order imposing restrictions on the provision of health services provided by Wendy Fitzgerald, effective 15 March 2023.

Scope of Practice

The restrictions imposed include the requirements the practitioner:

• Must not possess, supply, administer, handle, dispense or check, including as emergency treatment supplies or doctor’s bag stock, any substance listed in Schedule 8 of the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (the SUSMP) as amended from time to time and as published at https://www.tga.gov.au/publication/poisons-standardsusmp and/or pharmaceutical items containing any active ingredient listed within Schedule 8 of the SUSMP, other than when it is prescribed to the practitioner by a registered health practitioner for a genuine personal therapeutic purpose.
• Must not possess, supply, administer, handle, dispense, access or check, including as emergency treatment supplies or doctor’s bag stock, any monitored medicine listed in Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021 as amended from time to time and as published at View - Queensland Legislation - Queensland Government other than when it is prescribed to the practitioner by a registered health practitioner for a genuine personal therapeutic purpose.
• The practitioner must practise only in employment and at practice locations approved by the Health Ombudsman.

Approved employment and practice locations

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

Period of action or order

In accordance with section 73(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the order continues to have effect until the earliest of the following happens –

• the order ends under section 90H of the Act;
• QCAT sets aside the decision to issue the order on application by the practitioner for a review of the decision;
• the Health Ombudsman revokes the order under section 76 of the Act.