Medico legal Experience
With a track record of 18 years providing timely, clear, independent medical reports to the legal profession, I fully understand the requirements of instructing solicitors, in particular the restricted timescales for civil litigation, the limitations of expertise, and the absolute need for independent, balanced consideration. I bring to bear
- Over 25 years clinical experience in ENT
- Accepting medicolegal instructions since 1990
- Strong academic background in Evidence Based Medicine
- Scientific, analytical and logical approach
- Sound grasp of legal principles / CPR
- Key points of case grasped, summarised & presented effectively
I currently produce around 20 medico-legal reports per year, some commissioned by claimant, some defendant, and increasingly as a single joint expert. In the personal injury field, common areas for reports are
- industrial noise-induced hearing loss
- tinnitus
- ear, nose and throat injuries from road traffic accidents
- medical negligence cases
Clinical experience
I have been in independent practice as an NHS and private Consultant in Kent since 1993. I see and treat around 2,000 new ENT patient referrals and over 3,000 follow-up patients per year, referred from General Medical Practitioners for specialist opinion on the full spectrum of ENT disorders. I carry out approximately 500 ENT surgical operations per year, with special interest in microsurgery of the middle ear, endoscopic sinus surgery, and laser surgery.
Research and teaching experience
In 1996 I was awarded Master of Surgery from the University of London for my research on Correlation of Nasal Symptoms with Objective findings, and Surgical Outcome Measurement. I train and supervise junior doctors in ENT.
Publications and presentations
I have published papers on
- sinusitis
- physiology of nasal obstruction
- vocal cord paralysis
- HIV/AIDS in ENT
- use of lasers
- day case tonsillectomy
- stapes surgery
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aids
- Evidence Based Otolaryngology
- Sudden deafness
I co-authored a book of multiple choice questions for trainees covering the whole spectrum of ENT. My Master's thesis focussed on the correlation between nasal symptoms and objective findings in relation to the measurement of surgical outcome. I have a special interest in evidence based medicine, act as a protocol reviewer for the Cochrane collaboration, and sit on the Clinical Audit Practice Advisory Committee of the British Association of Otolaryngologists / Head & Neck Surgeons. I have given numerous regional, national and international presentations on my research and am generally thought to be a good public speaker.
Administration
Mrs Fairley runs a highly efficient office and we have a rapid turnaround for reports, including electronic delivery (secure .pdf format) All reports are produced according to current rules and protocols.
Court appearances may be difficult to fit in with a very busy NHS and private medical practice.
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Terms
Our fees are payable on receipt of the report. We do not carry out work under deferred payment schemes and no longer accept legal aid cases.
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