DISTURBING reports of a Rockingham doctor treating patients inappropriately has prompted an investigation by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
Warnbro resident Tim Wild said he visited the doctor, who will not be named, in November last year after suffering from dizzy spells.
He said the doctor insisted on giving him a test for sexually transmitted diseases.
“He insisted on wanting me to become aroused, then proceeded to stroke me,” Mr Wild said.
“That’s not professional.”
After the appointment Mr Wild submitted a complaint to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and reported the incident to the police.
In December Mr Wild received a response from the agency stating the Medical Board of Australia was investigating his complaint.
A spokesperson for the AHPRA said they were unable to comment on an individual case.
However, their website shows the doctor has restrictions to his registration which prevent him from undertaking intimate examinations of a male patient without an adult chaperone present.
The public register also shows the doctor can only practise with supervision by a board-approved supervisor or delegate.
The supervision period expires in June this year and has been in place since September 2015.
Mr Wild said the doctor wasn’t chaperoned when performing his treatment.
“He shouldn’t even be practicing the intimate procedures with nobody present,” he said.
Mr Wild said he was seeking counselling and still had a lot of anger over the incident.
The doctor was contacted for comment.
He confirmed AHPRA was investigating the matter and referred further questions to his lawyer who refused to comment.
Police concluded their investigation with no charges laid.
