Nursing - Liability

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We have over 80 nurses from a large range of clinical environments and specialisms – from community and general practice to acute to care homes to prisons and schools; from NHS to private organisations.

Clinical Specialisms include the following;

• Acute ward nursing (medical & surgical)
• A&E/ Emergency nursing
• Care home nursing
• Chronic pain management
• Continence management
• Elderly care & mental health
• Falls prevention
• Infection prevention and control
• Intensive Care/high dependency
• Manual Handling
• Neonatal intensive care
• Neurosurgery and neurorehabilitation
• Nurse prescribing
• Oncology/Palliative care
• Paediatric urology
• Prison Nursing
• Spinal injuries nursing
• Tissue viability/pressure sore management
• Urology, haemodialysis and transplantation

This list is not exhaustive and we are constantly recruiting and training our experts to meet the needs of our clients.

Condition & Prognosis

Our nurses are able to undertake Condition & Prognosis reports where appropriate e.g. Tissue Viability & Stoma care.

All our experts are fully trained in the role of the expert witness and the Civil Procedure Rules, as well as extended training to cover medico-legal report writing, experts’ meetings, answering part 35 questions and courtroom skills.

Liability experts are fully conversant with the necessary legal tests – Bolam, Bolitho and Montgomery, and other relevant tests for different jurisdictions. Quantum experts are cognisant of the principles of reasonable restitution.

All associates:

• have the necessary level of qualification and experience to act as an expert witness, and have passed a rigorous recruitment process
• are in current clinical practice
• are registered with their professional regulatory body (NMC, HCPC)
• have professional indemnity insurance
• are instructed equally by Claimants and Defendants

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