Psychiatry

Practice Manager: Ms Marie Carey

PO Box 509
NEWTON ABBOTT
Devon
TQ12 9HD

Medico-legal experience and training. I have carried out medico-legal work since
2010 covering, criminal, employment and personal injury work. Since 2010, I have produced close to a 100 expert witness reports in the domains of personal injury concerning the mental health of adults, capacity assessments including litigation capacity, testamentary capacity and capacity to decide on place of abode.

I also have experience in attending mental health tribunals for over 20 years. I have
recently obtained the Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate. My
claimant: defendant ratio is 60:40.

I periodically undertake continuing professional development activities in London relevant for an expert witness in psychiatry, most recently (June 2018). Since 2014, I have been a member of the Expert Witness Institute (London).

Current NHS post (Consultant Psychiatrist, June 2013 – present). I have worked in adult psychiatry with out-patients having a range of psychiatric disorders (mainly schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and personality disorders, post traumatic stress disorders, anxiety and depressive disorders, etc).

I have also worked as an inpatient Consultant Psychiatrist in adult psychiatric units, a
personality disorder unit and in an older peoples mental health inpatient unit. I currently work as a locum Consultant Psychiatrist.