Complex disability • Neuro-disability • Pressure ulcer • Postural management • Continence • Orthopaedics • Loss of service HCPC Registration OT20887

I undertake quantum care & occupational therapy reports on a wide range of injury types including, but not exclusively: • Amputation • Brain injury • Cauda equina • Cerebral palsy • Chronic pain • Upper limb injury • Incontinence • Injuries from general medical/surgical conditions • Oncology • Orthopaedic conditions • Spinal injury • Strokes • Visual impairment • Sensory loss • Manual handling • Stoma care. I am happy to undertake initial telephone discussions with solicitors to identify if my clinical experience meets their client's needs.

I have provided expert reports since 2012 on the costs of providing care in personal injury and clinical negligence cases. I support a team of associate experts who prepare expert reports on care, occupational therapy and physiotherapy. Specialist interest in spinal injury, brain injury, cerebral palsy, amputation, complex orthopaedic injury, cauda equina and functional neurological disorder. • Clinical negligence cases, personal injury, causation reports • Occupational therapy • Manual handling • Postural management

Areas of speciality are neurological & musculoskeletal (orthopaedic) rehabilitation of both adults & children • Injuries include spinal & head injuries • Cerebral palsy • Orthopaedic conditions • Quantum & negligence reports to include care requirements, physiotherapy provision, aids, appliance & equipment needs, rehabilitation cost reports, hydrotherapy reports & negligence reports

Consultant stroke physician, geriatrician & general medicine practitioner • Special interest in stroke & old age disease • Previously Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield Medical School • Extensive experience in all aspects of acute stroke, thrombolysis, thrombectomy, stroke rehabilitation, geriatric & general medicine • Experience in the assessment of disability, falls & rehabilitation, mental capacity assessment, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, movement disorders & osteoporosis • Pressure sores • Medical...

Traumatic brain & spinal injuries • Clinical & occupational neurology • Disability assessment • Neurological rehabilitation • Cerebrovascular disease: intracranial aneurysms, AVMs, TIA & stroke services, thrombolysis for acute stroke • Sport-related injuries, especially concussion & spinal injuries • Military medicine & defence medical rehabilitation • War pensions & armed forces compensation Also consulting in Nottingham & Bristol Correspondence address: Hardie Medico-Legal Services, Foxhall Lodge, Foxhall Road, Nottingham,...

Orthogeriatrics • Peri-operative complications/death • Dementia • Frailty • Osteoporosis • Medical negligence • Decisions on escalation/resuscitation • Ethical decisions on elderly patients • Inappropriate testing/medicalisation • Breaches in communication • Fitness to stand trial for older patients • Safeguarding situations • Coroner cases • Case reviews involving older, frail patients

Expert in medico-legal reporting, with particular interest in whiplash injuries, sports injuries & general disabilities • Clinical negligence

Domiciliary quantum and staff placement reports to solicitors on personal injury cases since 2005. In 2009 I became a certified expert witness, having completed a Bond Solon Expert Witness course in conjunction with Cardiff University. My knowledge and understanding of the domiciliary care industry is now considerable, enabling me to assess in depth a client's domestic capabilities and requirements with precision and without bias. Over the years, I have advised on a mixture of cases for all ages who have...

My special interests are in forensic issues and diagnosis in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including Asperger's syndrome. Working with people affected by ASD since 1991, working closely with forensic and other psychiatric services, social workers, solicitors and the court service since at least 2000. I receive referrals for assessment from various departments, typically considering diagnostic issues, risk, potential involvement of symptoms in criminal behaviour, and recommendation of supports to reduce...

I have been preparing expert employment and earnings reports since 2016 for personal injury, medical negligence and family law cases. I provide reports for the court, commenting on a claimant’s capacity for work and their career and earnings trajectory both for the index event and now. Claimants come from a variety of backgrounds (military personnel, NHS staff, Civil Service employees, teachers, high-income professionals, the self-employed, children/adolescents, students, deceased individuals and many more).

We have a team of 12 experts who prepare care and occupational therapy–quantum reports for: • Children and adults • Physical disabilities • Acquired brain injury • Spinal cord injuries • Cerebral palsy • Traumatic injuries • Autism and challenging behaviour

Key expertise and experience in: • Loss of earnings • Employment matters • Return to work after injury and related wage loss estimates • Particular expertise in return to work after acquired disability and brain injury • Vocational rehabilitation • Functional capacity assessment Can also provide: • Occupational and aptitude assessment • Vocational case management • Wage loss • Counselling

Traumatic brain & spinal injuries • Clinical & occupational neurology • Disability assessment • Neurological rehabilitation • Cerebrovascular disease: intracranial aneurysms, AVMs, TIA & stroke services, thrombolysis for acute stroke • Sport-related injuries, especially concussion & spinal injuries • Military medicine & defence medical rehabilitation • War pensions & armed forces compensation Also consulting in Bristol & Harley Street, London