Orders against health practitioners

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by imposing conditions on the registration of Dr Anand Vardhan Bhatt, effective 22 June 2021.

Details of Dr Anand Vardhan Bhatt's registration, including the full list of imposed conditions, can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

The conditions imposed on Dr Anand Vardhan Bhatt’s registration include the requirement that the practitioner must not have any contact with patients under 18 years of age and must not have any contact with female patients 18 years of age or over without the presence of a practice monitor approved by the Health Ombudsman, who, at all times, is physically present and directly observes (sees and hears) all contact between the practitioner and patient.

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman’s decision 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 Dr Anand Vardhan Bhatt registration under section 65 of the Act.

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by suspending the registration of Curtis Shea Mickan, effective 17 June 2021.

The suspension of registration means that Curtis Shea Mickan is prohibited from practicing as a Pharmacist for the duration of the suspension.

Details of Curtis Shea Mickan's registration can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman’s decision will continue to have effect until:

• the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets the decision aside

or

• the Health Ombudsman revokes the suspension imposed on Curtis Shea Mickan's registration under section 65 of the Act.

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by imposing conditions on the registration of Mr Stephen Michael Williams, effective 11 June 2021.

Details of Mr Stephen Michael Williams registration, including the full list of imposed conditions, can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

Some of the conditions imposed on Mr Stephen Michael Williams registration is the requirement that he must not have contact with female patients and must not have contact with patients under 18 years of age.

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman’s decision 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 Mr Stephen Michael Williams' registration under section 65 of the Act.

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by imposing conditions on the registration of Mr Danyon Micheal Pidgeon, effective 2 June 2021.

Details of Mr Danyon Micheal Pidgeon’s registration, including the full list of imposed conditions, can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

One of the conditions imposed on Mr Danyon Micheal Pidgeon’s registration is the requirement that he must not possess, supply, administer, handle, dispense, access, check (hereafter referred to as access) including as emergency treatment supplies, any controlled drug or any Schedule 4 restricted drug of dependency other than when it is prescribed to the practitioner by a registered health practitioner for a genuine personal therapeutic purpose.

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman’s decision 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 Mr Danyon Micheal Pidgeon’s registration under section 65 of the Act.

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by imposing conditions on the registration of Dr Harold Joseph Davis, effective 13 May 2021. Details of Dr Davis’ registration, including the full list of imposed conditions, can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

One of the conditions imposed on Dr Harold Joseph Davis’ registration is the requirement that he must not have contact with female patients. In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman’s decision 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 Dr Harold Joseph Davis’ registration under section 65 of the Act.

The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service involving direct contact with any patient or client until such time as he obtains registration as a health practitioner under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland) or corresponding law of another state or territory of Australia.

The practitioner must not have contact with female patients.

The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity.

The practitioner must not supply, administer, promote, advertise, or recommend the use of, any medicinal substance to any person or patient, directly or indirectly, in the course of a business or other commercial or private activity (whether paid or unpaid), unless the substance is approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) (i.e. substances labelled AUST-R or AUST-L and listed on the TGA’s Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods).

The practitioner is prohibited permanently from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity.