▁of ▁Re e ves ' ▁appointment ▁and ▁was ▁satisfied ▁that ▁changes ▁made ▁to ▁Health ▁Department ▁h iring ▁policy ▁since ▁Re e ve ' s ▁appointment ▁at ▁Southern ▁Area ▁Health ▁Service ▁were ▁sufficient ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁do ctors ▁like ▁him ▁much ▁earlier ▁in ▁future . ▁The ▁report ▁contrad icted ▁Health ▁Minister ▁Reb a ▁Me ag her ' s ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁G SA HS ▁had ▁done ▁no ▁background ▁checks ▁on ▁Re e ves . ▁The ▁State ▁Government ▁was ▁critic ised ▁for ▁not ▁re le asing ▁the ▁report ▁until ▁ 2 8 ▁May . ▁ ▁Medical ▁community ▁response ▁The ▁Medical ▁Board ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁raised ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁de - reg istration , ▁and ▁as ▁Re e ves ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁allowed ▁to ▁practice , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁further ▁san ction ▁that ▁the ▁Board ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁making . ▁In ▁late ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁NS W ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁established ▁coun s elling ▁services ▁for ▁former ▁patients ▁of ▁Re e ves . ▁General ▁pract ition ers ▁in ▁B ega ▁compla ined ▁that ▁the ▁press ▁had ▁created ▁an ▁unf air ▁susp icion ▁surrounding ▁the ▁local ▁medical ▁community ▁and ▁maintained ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁aware ▁of ▁any ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁Re e ves ▁during ▁his ▁employ ment ▁by ▁G SA HS . ▁ ▁Investig ations ▁of ▁criminal ▁activity ▁ ▁Police ▁investig ations ▁▁ ▁The ▁NS W ▁Police ▁established ▁St rike ▁Force ▁T are lla ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0