Michael Paynter is a Consultant Nurse in Urgent Care, Independent Prescriber and Fellow of the Faculty of Emergency Nursing with over 40 years' experience in emergency, urgent and pre-hospital care. He has practised continuously within accident and emergency and urgent care services since 1982 and has held senior clinical, leadership and advisory roles across NHS emergency care systems.
 

Since 2011 he has worked as Consultant Nurse in Urgent Care at an NHS Foundation Trust, combining advanced clinical practice, strategic leadership, clinical supervision, service development, governance and direct patient care. His service manages over 100,000 urgent care presentations annually, covering both injury and illness presentations across all age groups.
 

Michael has extensive experience investigating serious incidents, reviewing clinical complaints, undertaking disciplinary investigations and preparing reports for regulatory processes. He has developed particular expertise in emergency nursing, urgent care assessment, minor injury management, emergency decision-making, clinical governance and standards of care within emergency and urgent care services.
 

He has acted as an expert witness since 2015, preparing Breach of Duty and advisory reports for both Claimant and Defendant parties. His medico-legal work includes Joint Expert Meetings, Conferences with Counsel and instructions relating to emergency and urgent care nursing practice. He is AvMA approved.