Specialisms 1. Complex care provision supporting patients with long-term conditions, life-changing injuries and chronic illnesses. 2. Life-limiting illnesses and end-of-life/palliative care. 3. Pressure ulcers and wound management. 4. Brain index event. 5. Spinal index event. 6. Birth injuries. 7. Internal injuries and stomas. 8. Nutrition nursing, including enteral and parenteral nutrition. 9. Psychological and mental health implications. 10. Neurological conditions. Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate...

Nurse care • Nursing competence • Orthopaedic nursing • Tissue viability & wound care (including prevention & management of pressure injuries, leg ulcer management, wound infections, general skin care) • Elderly care • Nursing & residential home care • Home care provision

Diabetes care • Nursing practice • District nurse care • Care home standards • Advanced practice • Non-medical prescribing • Primary care advanced practice • Tissue viability • Out of hours care

Health and safety auditing, management, documentation investigation and law • Health and safety in healthcare, hospitals, care support, education, mental health, special education, local authorities, residential homes, warehousing • Stress, violence and aggression, assaults, pedestrian/vehicle segregation, warehouse operations, swimming pools, schools, leisure centres, grounds maintenance, transport

Spinal injuries • Acquired brain injury • Amputations (leg or arm) • Complex medical needs

• 14 years’ experience as a qualified nurse. • 7 years as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and expert in falls and falls prevention. Significant experience and expertise in the management of deteriorating and acutely unwell patients in secondary care. Experience advising on medicolegal matters over the past 12 months. Available to advise on matters pertaining to these areas and other areas of nursing care, particularly care of the elderly and care of the acutely unwell patient. Falls - prevention • Post falls...

I accept instructions from defendants and claimants via solicitors on most health and safety topics. I have particular experience in health and safety legislation, fatal accident investigation, manufacturing, construction, banking, education, healthcare, charity, retail and pharmaceuticals. My skills include: risk assessment, training, work at height, fall prevention, safe systems of work, safety documentation and policies, fire safety and protection, COSHH, manual handling and work equipment.

Industrial respiratory disease (including mesothelioma, asbestos-related illness and silicosis) • Cancer, oncology, chemo/immuno and radio therapy treatments • Traumatic brain injury • Spinal cord injury • Cauda equina • Polytrauma • Amputation • Palliative care and end-of-life care • Long-term conditions and chronic illness (including multi organ failure, lung disease, dementia, diabetes, asthma, coronary care, renal disease/dialysis and COPD) • Life-limiting illness • Ostomies • Mesh surgery injury • Neurological conditions, including...

Older people, people living with dementia, adults • Care homes and care at home • Domiciliary care, social work, older people hospitals Frailty, disability, older people, dementia, cognitive impairment, falls, pressure ulcers, food, fluid and nutrition, clinical and care governance, staffing and safe staffing, dependency, medication administration errors, adult support and protection/safeguarding, care planning and risk assessment, education and training, audit, quality improvement, quality assurance, leadership...

Inadequate nursing care • Public health - health visiting care • Nursing home care • Inadequate community nursing care • Sepsis • Drug errors • Pressure ulcers • Inadequate nursing supervision and neglect • Manual handling injuries • Falls • Inadequate nursing clinical observations