A naturopath and former councillor in B.C.’s second biggest city is under investigation for giving intravenous treatments to a mental health patient without the knowledge of the patient’s doctors, the IJF has learned.

Allison Patton is facing a renewed investigation into whether she had obtained informed consent for the intravenous vitamins she provided to Rob Sampson while he was out on day passes from an involuntary hold at Langley Memorial Hospital in 2019, according to documents shared with the IJF. She was a city councillor in Surrey, B.C., at the time.