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Co-workers of a man stood down for posing as a doctor at Middlemore Hospital raised concerns after they noticed his work was not up to standard.
Police are investigating after the man worked for six months in the respiratory clinic.
A source withconnections to the respiratory team told RNZ the incident had been incredibly upsetting for them after a very busy two-and-a-half years on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic.
They felt the deception had been sophisticated, they said.
The man made it look like his recent work experience leaned heavily towards the research side of medicine, rather than seeing patients, they said.
They said his colleagues initially noticed he was falling short on the clinical aspects of his work but tried to help, thinking he was getting used to dealing directly with patients again.
However, they said they then realised large parts of his work were not up to standard.