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HANDS OFF: GP banned from treating female patients
AN Ocean Grove GP under investigation has been banned from treating female patients by the national medical watchdog.
Dr Shafiul Milky (pictured) has been slapped with a series of conditions by the Medical Board of Australia, including a ban on home visits.
It is understood the conditions relate to allegations of misconduct. However, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency would not specify why the female patient ban was placed on him.
It can also be revealed that as late as yesterday patients of Dr Milky were being read a letter outlining the conditions.
THE national medical watchdog has banned an Ocean Grove doctor from seeing female patients as part of an ongoing investigation.
Dr Shafiul Milky has been slapped with a series of conditions by the Medical Board of Australia. It is understood the conditions relate to allegations of misconduct.
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency lists Ocean Grove as his principal place of practice. The “gender-based restrictions” enforced by AHPRA list the Peninsula Family Medical Practice in Ocean Grove as an “approved practice location”.
Dr Milky, who studied at a Bangladesh medical college, must only practise at approved locations, according to the AHPRA website.
The conditions also say Dr Milky “must not have any contact with female patients”.
Dr Milky also must not undertake home visits under the protocol.
An AHPRA spokeswoman said the Medical Board of Australia applied conditions to Dr Shafiul Anam Milky’s registration on 25 March.
“The conditions restrict his practice as a medical practitioner,” the spokeswoman said.
“The conditions mean he can only practise in approved practice locations where he must not have any contact with female patients.”
It is understood boards may place restrictions on the registration of a practitioner where they determine it necessary to protect the public, or otherwise in the public interest, while a matter is investigated.
AHPRA actively monitors compliance with any conditions imposed upon the registration of a practitioner.
The agency did not specify why Dr Milky was banned from seeing female patients.
It can also be revealed that as late as yesterday Dr Milky’s patients were being read a letter outlining the conditions that had been placed on him. Owners of Peninsula Family Medical Practice would not comment on the matter yesterday.
The Geelong Advertiser attempted to contact Dr Milky.
AHPRA would not specify to the Geelong Advertiser yesterday where the alleged incident, resulting in the conditions being imposed, took place. Dr Milky’s registration is due to expire in September this year, according to the AHPRA website.