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John Michael Jones
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- Practitioner name
- John Michael Jones
- Name as recorded
- John Michael Jones
- Profession
- Medical practitioner (general practitioner)
- Decision date
- 2012-07-25
- Offence category
- Sexual misconduct with a patient
- Offence
- He treated an enrolled nurse and her husband for stress and anxiety from 2008, knowing their marital problems and that the husband was at risk of self-harm, then began a sexual relationship with her and lived with her for a time while continuing to treat her family. The patient said she felt manipulated and reported comments that could be seen as grooming. No criminal charges. Professional misconduct finding.
- Outcome
- Reprimand; 6 months' suspension, which stopped after 2 months on conditions (12 months' boundary counselling; restricted to aged-care practice for 4 months); Board's costs. QCAT (Judge Fleur Kingham, Deputy President, with Dr Sandra Congdon, Trevor Jordan and Dr David Rosengren) lifted the suspension after two months and allowed him to keep practising in aged-care homes.
- Outcome type
- Suspended
- Outcome length
- 2 months actual (6 months nominal)
- Category
- Not recorded
- Tribunal
- Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
- Case name
- Medical Board of Australia v Jones [2012] QCAT 362
- Citation
- [2012] QCAT 362
- Tribunal decision date
- 2012-07-25
- State
- QLD
- Tribunal city
- Not recorded
- National board
- Medical Board of Australia
- Registration status
- Not recorded
- Official outcome (tribunal/board)
- Suspended 2 months actual (6 months nominal)
- Source confidence
- Not recorded
- Notes
- Permanently barred: No Source: CaseChat AU, 2012-07-25
Decision-makers
- Judge Fleur Kingham (Deputy President) · · Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
- Dr Sandra Congdon · · Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
- Trevor Jordan · · Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
- Dr David Rosengren · · Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Sources
https://casechat.au/cases/au/medical-board-of-australia-v-jones