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investigative reporter Emily Baker

Psychiatrist barred from practising after sexual relationship with patient in Hobart

Scot Nicolson Duffton was working in the newly established Mental Health Hospital in the Home unit in Hobart. (Pixabay)

A psychiatrist who developed a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient during at-home visits has been barred from working in mental health until 2024 after acknowledging his actions may have been "terribly damaging".

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