Man charged after 'impersonating a doctor' in Australian hospitals for 11 yearsPolice are searching for a man who stole the name and qualifications of an Indian doctor and treated patients across several Sydney hospitals for 11 years. A man has been charged with impersonating a doctor after he allegedly stole another man's identity, moved to Australia, and worked in hospitals for more than a decade. The alleged deception was not detected until November 2016, when the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency began investigating him for "falsely holding himself out as a registered medical practitioner." NSW Health said Acharya was a junior doctor with limited registration, meaning he was required to work under the supervision of others. Crawshaw said NSW Health had strengthened its recruitment processes since 2011, now requiring "direct verbal referee checks" for all doctors, including those from overseas.

Source: Stuff March 07, 2017 10:18 UTC