Disgraced doctor given last chance to complete unpaid work order

A disgraced doctor branded lazy and argumentative by social workers has been given a final chance to complete her unpaid work order.

Katy McAllister, 34, narrowly avoided a prison sentence after she previously admitted trying to smuggle illegal painkillers.

She was placed on a community payback order at Dundee Sheriff Court which consisted of 210 hours of unpaid work and two years under the supervision of the social work department.

However, McAllister was accused of being repeatedly obstructive by social workers, which led to a sheriff threatening her with jail.

A review hearing was previously told that McAllister was asked not to re turn to a Sense Scotland charity shop after claims she “chatted all day” during a shift.

McAllister also said she did not want to work in a m a l e - d om i n a t e d environment and claimed childcare difficulties made it hard for her to attend workshops.

The former doctor, who was struck off the medical register, committed her offences between May and August 2017 at her Seafield Close home, Dundee’s Royal Mail sorting office and the UK international postal hub in Coventry.

Despite attempting to impor t morph ine , McAllister ended up with pa ra ce tamo l and ibuprofen after being duped by a supplier in India.

In 2015, McAllister was acquitted at the High Court in Edinburgh of killing a friend by giving her a cocktail of drugs at a tattoo parlour.

She was then convicted at the High Court in Glasgow in June 2017 after pleading guilty to separate charges of supplying or offering to supply diazepam and temazepam to other individuals, as well as po s se s s ing mag ic mushrooms and the con t ro l l ed d ru g midazolam.

McAllister returned to court after an updated social work report was compiled.

After allowing the order to continue, Sheriff Alastair Carmichael told McAllister: “Make sure you complete this order.

“If you don’t you might end up with a custodial sentence.”

A further review was also fixed for February next year.

Make sure you complete this order