Dr. Griffin Benjamin, head of Clarevue Psychiatric Hospital, has been placed on administrative leave by Antigua’s Minister of Health, Molwyn Joseph, less than a year after his appointment.
Sources say tensions had been growing between the two, reportedly over health-related disagreements. The move follows Dr. Benjamin’s alleged refusal to provide reports on the admission of a medical student and a related full medical report.
The case involves a student from the American University of Antigua who was admitted to Clarevue from 15 to 27 August. The student’s family filed a complaint alleging mistreatment, prompting an official investigation by the Ministry of Health.
Dr. Benjamin, a Dominica-born psychiatrist with experience in both Dominica and Antigua, also works privately in St John’s and provides mental health services to students at Ross University School of Medicine in Barbados.
The ministry has not indicated how long his leave will last and offered no further comment on the investigation.
