GP Medico Legal Reports Manchester
Dr Nigel Lord GP Medico Legal Reports Manchester
Medico Legal Experience
Dr Nigel Lord has provided GP medico legal reports in Manchester for over 25 years, since 2000, as Specialist Practitioner, supplying medico legal GP independent reports and opinion. Dr Lord has a vast experience as a GP expert witness and he joined the Expert Witness Institute in 2005, plus completed his Bond Solon medico legal training in 2011. Dr Lord has gained vast experience working with Solicitors and Insurers, providing personal injury opinion and in General Practice clinical negligence cases. In 2022, Dr Lord was also appointed to the Council of the Medical Defence Union.
GP Clinical Experience
Dr Lord has a clinical interest in musculoskeletal medicine, joint injections and was promoted from a Member of the Royal College of GPs (MRCGP) to a Fellow (FRCGP) in 2023.
Dr Nigel Lord qualified at Sheffield University (MBChB) in 1991 and continued his training until 1995, when he qualified as a General Practitioner, becoming a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP). Dr Lord worked as a locum GP, at the University of Sheffield Medical Centre, then became a GP Principal in 1996. Dr Lord currently has an NHS practice is based in Altrincham, where he is a Partner and former educational trainer plus GP supervisor.
GP Medico Legal expertise
Dr Lord produces GP medico legal reports for personal injury, serious injury, road traffic accidents, motorbike accidents, bicycle accidents, accidents at work and clinical negligence,
GP Clinical interests
In addition to standard personal injury cases, Dr Lord is happy to accept medico legal instructions and provide GP medico legal reports Manchester, on musculoskeletal injuries, soft tissue injuries, needle stick injuries, low impact RTA, minor surgery, whiplash, trauma, injuries caused by animals.
Expert witness role
A GP expert witness provides an impartial medical opinion to the Court, tribunal or committee and provides a medical opinion on the facts of the case. This is different from the role of the professional witness. The duty of the GP expert witness is to the Court.
GP expert witness
When instructing a GP expert witness, Solicitors will usually look for experts who:
- have the relevant practical experience in their area of expertise
- can produce concise and comprehensive GP medical legal reports
- are impartial
- have a medico legal practice and sufficient time to deal with the case
- will attend Court to give evidence if required
Expert witnesses will be instructed by a party, such as a medical reporting agency (MRO) or directly by a Solicitor, to provide their medico legal opinion and specialist knowledge on issues or facts, to help resolve a dispute on a in a medico legal matter, as explained in this article: https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/career-progression/finding-the-right-role/doctors-working-as-expert-witnesses
Dr Lord holds monthly clinics and GP medico legal reports in Manchester and as a GP expert witness, he will not have been personally involved with case that which he is providing evidence and opinion on (written or oral) and they are providing General Practitioner evidence because of their specialised knowledge of a specific field relevant to the case.
Whilst a General Practitioner expert witness is usually instructed by one party (or sometimes both parties in a dispute, known as a single joint expert), the duty of a GP expert witness is to assist the Court with the outcome of a dispute by providing an independent GP medico legal report which is unbiased.
For further information on GP medico legal reports in Manchester, please visit the profile for Dr Nigel Lord : https://themedicalexpertwitness.co.uk/experts/dr-nigel-lord/
Dr Lord offers GP medico legal reports in Manchester and examinations for patients in Manchester city centre, at the following venue which is wheelchair accessible and close to major transport links:
Regus Office
82 King Street
Manchester
M2 4WQ
LOCATIONS: Altrincham | Blackburn | Liverpool | Manchester | Preston
T: 07542 749084
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