Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry
MB ChB, MRCPsych
Surrey
I am a Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry, with 26 years NHS experience. I currently work at The Priory Hospital Woking. I have extensive expert witness experience. I have been preparing court reports since 1998, and have also given evidence in court. I receive a wide range of instructions in both civil and criminal cases. A selection of my cases include: 1. Psychological symptoms following trauma, to give opinion on diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. 2. Pre-trial court reports. I am able to visit prisons in the south of England, including fitness to plead. 3. Pre-sentence court reports. 4. Mental capacity assessments (Mental Capacity Act 2005). 5. Fitness to look after young children, eg medical reports for Ofsted, family courts, etc, (Fitness to parent). 6. Fitness to work. 7. Fitness to regain a driving licence 8. Fitness to hold a firearms certificate. 9. Mental state assessment for the immigration services 10. Reports to pension bodies on application for early retirement on medical grounds. 11. Reports to Mental Health Review Tribunals. 12. Reports on Imigration applicants who have a history of mental disorder. I am recognised under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act, I am available in Sothern England.
Cardiff University Law School Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate (Will be completed February 2013)
1) Excellence in Report Writing
2) Courtroom Skills
3) Cross Examination
4) Civil Law & Procedure
5) Criminal Law & Procedure
6) Civil Procedure Rules
7) Expert Meetings
Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Recognised under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act
Member of the Medical Protection Society
Member of the British Medical Association
GMS Specialist Register. GMC No: 3403974