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Tragic story of how respected psychiatrist Dr Monique forced to close her practice due to COVID mandates
Russell Broadbent, Member for Monash, highlights the plight of Dr. Monique, a respected psychiatrist forced to close her practice due to COVID mandates, advocating for an end to such injustices.
Hello. Russell Broadbent here, member for Monash. Recently, I've been sharing stories about doctors who were suspended from practice during Covid. Today, I'm sharing the story of a doctor who wasn't suspended, but was forced to close her practice because she refused to take the experimental jab.
Russell Broadbent highlights patients who suffered due to mandates, leading to abrupt discharges from therapy from doctors closing their practice for days or risk penalties endangering her medical registration
Experienced doctor sidelined
Let me tell you about Dr Monique. Dr Monique had over thirty years medical experience and twenty years as a consultant psychiatrist when she was forced to close her medical practice due to the mandates. Prior to this, she was highly respected, had an unblemished record and loved her job. Moreover, Dr Monique held steadfastly to her oath to 'do no harm' - to never intentionally harm anyone; least of all the vulnerable patients she was caring for.
When the mandates were announced, Dr Monique was given just four days to make arrangements and close her practice after which she was forbidden to even access her own work place. Failure to comply would have jeopardised her medical registration, and potentially attract a heavy fine.
Dr Monique says her patients were harmed directly through the diabolical mandates, as they found themselves suddenly discharged from her care. Many of these patients were in the early stages, or mid-way through essential mental health therapy.
Medical professionals sidelined
I ask, how is this 'protecting patients'? Dr Monique suffered irreparable harm to her career, reputation, finances, health, and personal relationships. Her attempts to seek remedy under Human Rights or Anti-discrimination frameworks failed. She had no trial and no avenue of appeal. In her words - she was 'disappeared, censored and silenced'.
This is just one of the many stories I've been told by doctors, and I have to ask - is any wonder our health system is struggling when medical professionals are being treated this way? Hundreds, if not thousands, of healthcare professionals were sidelined by the mandates and many of these still do not have their jobs back. I've been calling for this mandate madness to stop. This madness must end. Now. And that's justice as I see it.
Pictures from Russell Broadbent MP website.
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