NSW man ordered to stop providing health services without qualifications

Andreas Pantziaros given prohibition order from NSW Health Care Complaints Commission after purporting to be a paramedic

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A man who wore a uniform, drove a vehicle closely resembling an ambulance and charged for emergency health services he was not qualified to perform has been deemed a risk to public health and safety.

The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has handed down a permanent prohibition order against Andreas Pantziaros for offering health services via his company Medic Corp Ambulance.

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