Strathfield GP reprimanded by NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal for professional misconduct [Video]

A Sydney GP who fought the Salvation Army in court to claim $24 million from a lonely patient’s estate can continue practising medicine despite a tribunal finding him guilty of professional misconduct and reprimanding him for his “suspicious” behaviour.

In July, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) found Strathfield GP Dr Peter Alexakis had failed to observe professional boundaries with two palliative care specialists treating one of his patients, had inappropriately prescribed highly addictive drugs to another patient, and had failed to keep appropriate patient records in both cases.

On Friday, the tribunal issued another decision reprimanding Alexakis and imposing more than a dozen conditions on his registration.

The decision follows the NSW Court of Appeal’s ruling last month that upheld Alexakis’ claim to 90 per cent of the $27 million estate of former property developer Raymond McClure.

The appeal was launched by the Salvation …