Expertise
I am a visiting Consultant Psychiatrist to Jacobs Clinic developing Adult Autistic Spectrum Assesment and Diagnostic service. I am an Honorary Professor Health and Society at the University of Salford. I provide expert psychiatric Reports on behalf of Claimants and Defendants in keeping with CPR 35.
I have over 40 years experience in developing Deaf Mental Health Care and have provided numerous reports on Deaf and Hard of Hearing People.
Expert Witness
- Independent psychiatric reports to the Civil Courts
- Forensic Psychiatric reports to Criminal Courts on Deaf individuals
- Attended regular training in CPR – both Civil and Criminal sections of Procedure and Law
- Attended regular conferences /discussions with instructing Legal Team
- Feedback from instructing Solicitors and clients show high level of satisfaction
(available on request) - Anonymised Report available on request
Honorary Professor of Health and Society at Salford University
- Appointed May 2018
- Develop academic and research proposals and protocols.
- Organised and Chaired International Conference, Deaf Mental Health Care: Working with Cultural and Linguistic Challenges. High quality feedback – Sept 2019
- Discussing teaching programmes in Autistic Spectrum Conditions for multi disciplinary University students.
Industrial injuries
- Deafness caused in Noisy working environments can be devastating and have personal, occupational, psychological and social consequences to the individual and their families. Tinnitus can be very disconcerting and has a mutually reinforcing relationship with anxiety and depression. I have expertise in Psychological implications of Deafness and Tinnitus and can provide Medico-Legal reports within my areas of expertise.
Accreditations & Memberships
General Medical Council Full Registration – GMC No: 2812610
Medical Protection: Membership Number 1459644
Irish Medical Council – Full Registration – IMC No: 002055