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Expert Witnesses

Nurse Expert Witnesses

Expert Witness Services 

At Apex Experts, we’re proud to specialise in nurse expert witness services. Our panel is made up of highly experienced nursing experts (also known as Legal Nurse Consultants) from a broad range of clinical backgrounds, including acute care, mental health, community nursing, intensive care, and beyond. We work with nurse expert witnesses across the UK, providing balanced, well-reasoned opinions for Claimant and Defendant solicitors, regulatory proceedings, coroners’ inquests, and NMC fitness-to-practise cases.

If you’re a nurse interested in becoming a nursing expert witness, we offer full training to prepare you for this exciting challenge.

 

Our training programme is designed specifically for nurses and offers the tools and confidence you need to get started.

 

We support nurses at every stage of their nurse expert witness journey, with clear guidance, document templates, peer support, and optional case feedback to help you grow.

For instructing parties, we offer a fast, responsive service and access to a carefully vetted panel of nurse expert witnesses with extensive clinical and medico-legal experience.

 

Our team can help you match the right nurse expert witness to your case and manage everything from initial instruction through to report delivery, ensuring deadlines are met and compliance is maintained throughout.

Areas of Nursing Expertise

Acute Nursing

Advance Nursing Practitioner

Cardiology Nursing

Care Experts

Care Homes

CHC

Community Nursing

Diabetes Nursing

District Nursing

Emergency Nursing

Extravasation Injuries

Falls

General Nursing

Haematology Nursing

ICU & ITU Nursing

Mental Health Nursing

Neonatal Nursing

Neurology Nursing

Occupational Health

Oncology Nursing

Orthopaedic Nursing

Paediatric Nursing

Plaster Cast Experience

Prison Nursing

Resuscitation Nursing

Surgical Nursing

Theatre Nursing

Tissue Viability Nursing

Urology Nursing

Vascular Surgery Nursing

Our Nursing Expert Witnesses

Dani Allen

Registered Children’s Nurse

Report Types:

Letters of Advice

Screening Reports

Specialisms:

Paediatrics

Safeguarding

Nasogastric Feeding

SEN, Neurodiversity and Complex Needs

Nocturnal Enuresis and Daytime Wetting

Bladder Scans, Disimpactions and Constipation

Toni Ayres
ICU/HDU Staff Nurse

Report Types:

Breach of Duty and Causation Reports

Screening Reports

Specialisms:

Medications, Blood Products and Chemotherapy​

Cannulation​ and Phlebotomy

Administrative and Management Roles​

​​​​​​Specialist Haematological Cancer Advice​

Haematology​

ICU​

Will Baldridge

Nurse Specialist Tissue Viability

Report Types:

Letters of Advice

Screening Reports

Specialisms:

Tissue Viability

Complex Wound Management

Acute, Community and Hospice Care

Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment

Leg Ulcers and Wound Debridement

Independent Nurse Prescriber

Jennifer Brown
Corporate Head of Nursing

Report Types:

Breach of Duty and Causation Reports

Screening Reports

Specialisms:

Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology Nursing

Emergency & Acute Medicine Nursing

Falls Management​ and General Medicine Nursing

General Surgery Nursing

Infusions and Drug Administration​​​​

Pressure Ulcers and Tissue Viability​​

Catherine Chadwick

Clinical Lead and Non-Medical Prescriber

Report Types:

Breach of Duty and Causation Reports

Screening Reports

Criminal Reports

Inquest Reports

Specialisms:

ADHD Treatment and Prescribing

Clinical Risk Management

Independent Non-Medical Prescriber

Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing​

Psychological Trauma and Offending Behaviour​​​​​​​​​

Systemic Family Intervention

Andrew Choyce
Advanced Critical Care Practitioner

Report Types:

Breach of Duty and Causation Reports

Screening Reports

Specialisms:

Advanced Airway Management

Advanced Vascular Access

Emergency and Trauma Resuscitation 

Sepsis Escalation

Wound Care Management​​​​

Falls and General Nursing of Critically Ill Patients

Jeanette David

Paediatric Safeguarding Specialist Nurse

Report Types:

Breach of Duty and Causation Reports

Screening Reports

Criminal Reports

Specialisms:

Emergency Care

Extravasation

General Nursing

Paediatrics

Pressure Areas

Resuscitation

Matthew Fowler

Consultant Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Report Types:

Breach of Duty and Causation Reports

Screening Reports

Specialisms:

Advanced Clinical/Nursing Practice

Chemotherapy Administration

Extravasation

Haematology and Oncology Nursing

Intravenous Access

Venous Thrombo-embolism

Madeleine Holland

Lead Neonatal Nurse for Bereavement

Report Types:

Letters of Advice

Screening Reports

Specialisms:

Neonatology & Paediatric Nursing

Enteral Feeding 

Intravenous Administration

Tracheostomy and Nasopharyngeal Care

Neonatal and Paediatric Resuscitation

Perinatal Palliative Care & Pregnancy & Baby Loss

 Kayley Kidd

Senior Children's Community Nurse

Report Types:

Letters of Advice

Screening Reports

Specialisms:

Paediatric Nursing

Safeguarding

Children's Community Nursing

Enteral devices and Central lines

Children with complex needs

Paediatric Palliative Care

Cheryl Lugton

Lead Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse

Report Types:

Breach of Duty and Causation Reports

Screening Reports

Condition and Prognosis Reports

Specialisms:

Acute and Complex Wounds

Conservative Sharp Debridement

Independent Nurse Prescriber

Larvae Therapy

Tissue Viability, Skin Tears​ and Pressure Ulcers​​​​​​ 

NPWT and MASD

 Louise Marriott

Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Report Types:

Breach of Duty and Causation Reports

Screening Reports

Specialisms:

Community and Practice Nursing

Diagnosis and Treatment of Complaints

Out of Hours

Telephone Triage

Primary Care

Substance Misuse Issues

Tiritega Mawaka

Deputy Director All Age Continuing Care

Report Types:

CHC Reports

Specialisms:

NHS Continuing Healthcare

Commissioning and Case Funding

Retrospective Reviews and PUPOC Claims

Discharge Planning and Transfer of Care

Mental Health and Section 117 Aftercare

Quality Assurance and Contract Management

 John McRobert

Tissue Viability Nurse Consultant

Report Types:

Breach of Duty and Causation Reports

Screening Reports

Inquest Reports

Specialisms:

Application of Synthesised Skin Replacements

Complex Wound Care

Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Topical Negative Pressure Wound Debridement

Pressure Damage Prevention and Treatment

Wound Healing

Katie Mofid

Senior Sister

Report Types:

Screening Reports

Letters of Advice

Specialisms:

Anaemia and Surgical Optimisation​

Blood Transfusion Issues

Cardiothoracic Nursing

Complex Care for Medical and Surgical Patients​ 

Haematology Nursing

Neurosurgery Nursing​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Nicola Palladino

Health & Social Care Consultant

Report Types:

Breach of Duty and Causation Reports

Screening Reports

Specialisms:

Care Needs Assessments

Governance and Quality Assurance

Health and Safety in Care Homes​​

Medication Management and Investigation​​​​

Risk Assessments and Care Planning

Safeguarding Investigations

Michael Paynter

Consultant Nurse in Urgent Care

Report Types:

Breach of Duty and Causation Reports

Screening Reports

Specialisms:

All Emergency Department Matters

Clinical Complaints Investigations​

Consultant Nurse in Urgent Care

NHS Disciplinary Investigations

Serious Clinical Incident Investigations

Advanced Clinical Practice

Nicky Smart

Community Matron

Report Types:

Breach of Duty and Causation Reports

Screening Reports

Specialisms:

Acute, District and Community Nursing

Independent Prescriber

Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Palliative Support

Wound Management

Central Lines and Chest Drains

Jennifer Townsend

Primary Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist

Report Types:

Breach of Duty and Causation Reports

Screening Reports

Specialisms:

Wound Management​​

Leg Ulcer Management

Management of Chronic Oedema

Pressure Area Care Equipment

NPWT

Pressure Ulceration

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Nurse Today!

0203 633 2213

Unit 2 Aylsham Business Park,

Richard Oakes Road, NR11 6FD

150+ Experts
50+ Areas of Healthcare

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