DAVID Cain, a credentialed mental health nurse and psychotherapist, was found by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal to have engaged in professional misconduct by delivering Stilnox tabs to a patient who suffered from borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression.
The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted the complaint saying he inappropriately delivered Stilnox tablets to her home or arranged for her to collect the tablets from another place without personally consulting her on approximately 63 occasions.
He also failed to notify the patient's medical practitioner.
The Tribunal ordered that Cain be reprimanded and cannot work in a solo practice for at least 12 months, along with other conditions.
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