A Perth medical practitioner who had sex with his patient after he was called to her house following a drug relapse has been suspended from practising for just over a year.

The Medical Board of Australia applied to pursue disciplinary proceedings against James Ayodele Ogundipe in the State Administrative Tribunal last month, alleging he had displayed professional misconduct.

The SAT handed down its finding late last month. Credit:Nic Walker

The tribunal heard Mr Ogundipe was a registered medical practitioner at a practice in Perth when he began treating the patient for general health conditions, depression, anxiety and abuse of amphetamines and other drugs.

The SAT heard the inappropriate relationship began when Mr Ogundipe encouraged the woman to attend a church in their area, and bought her a ticket to a pantomime.