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Medical expert witness specialties, in six clinical groups
Every discipline on the register sits in one of six groups. Psychiatry, dentistry and neurology are listed like any other specialty.
Mental health
Psychiatry, psychology, neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry. The disciplines instructed on capacity, psychiatric injury and fitness to plead.
Surgery
Orthopaedic, spinal, trauma and plastic surgery, through to neurosurgery, ENT, maxillofacial surgery and dentistry.
Medicine
Cardiology, neurology, oncology, respiratory and pain medicine, alongside the general physician specialties.
Primary and acute care
General practice, emergency medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics, anaesthetics, intensive care and nursing.
Therapies and rehabilitation
Occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and rehabilitation medicine, where care needs are assessed.
Diagnostics and laboratory
Radiology, haematology and microbiology, where the evidence is read from imaging, samples and laboratory records.
Four ways in
How the register is organised
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Claim types
Start from the claim on your desk, from clinical negligence to asbestos disease, and see which disciplines it instructs.
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Report types
What each report answers, from screening to quantum, and when a single joint expert applies.
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Locations
Coverage across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with the differences between the three legal systems stated plainly.
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Guides
Short guides to Part 35 reports and expert procedure, written for instructing solicitors.
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