Expert Witness Services

Anthony Palmer & Associates is one of Britain’s leading nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare professional consultancy firms, with some 20 years experience in providing high quality liability, causation and care needs reports for clinical negligence, personal injury and employment related claims.

We are also recognised to provide high quality reports for criminal, coroner and professional body cases.

Working with both claimant and defendant solicitors, as well as other instructing organisations and professional bodies, our aim is to provide first class, authoritative and CPR-compliant expert reports and services specific to the unique needs of each individual case.

Our team of independent professional nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare professional experts produces several hundred reports each year, mainly in relation to nursing liability and causation.

See How long does it take to produce a report?

We currently have specialists available in the following aspects of nursing:

General Nursing Practice (Hospital, Community and Residential care)

Inadequate nursing care
Inadequate clinical observation
Deterioration of the acutely ill patient
Inadequate nursing supervision
Neglect / Safeguarding
Falls in hospital / Nursing home / Care home
Manual handling injuries
Infection control
Extravasation / Infilltration injuries
Prevention of medication errors / Drug errors
Pressure ulcer development and prevention
Wounds and wound care
Prevention of hospital acquired complications and infections such as MRSA
Trauma, Critical care, A&E nursing
ITU nursing care
Paediatric / Neonate ITU care
Deprivation of liberty standards

Midwifery

Intrapartum care
High and low risk antenatal care
Complex pregnancies
Home & Water births
Community midwifery care
Pre-eclampsia
Post-partum haemorrhage
Shoulder dystocia
Induction of labour
Care of the newborn infant
Vaginal birth after caesarean section

Nurse Practitioner Practice

Inadequate Nurse Practitioner assessment & treatment
GP Out of Hours, GP practice nursing and Walk-in Centre nursing care
Assessing and treating patients with minor injuries and illnesses
Paediatric assessment
Asthma management

Nurse Prescribing

Appropriate prescribing

Paediatrics & Neonates ITU

All aspects of paediatric nursing care

Prison Nursing

Safeguarding in Health & Justice system
General prison nursing care

Trauma / A&E, ITU & Critical Care Nursing

Deterioration of the acute patient
ITU/Critical care nursing
A&E Nursing
Inadequate clinical observations

Physiotherapy

All aspects of physiotherapy

Mental Health Nursing

All aspects of mental health, including crisis management

How long does a report from an expert witness take?

Our Experts are able to prepare a variety of reports to suit your client’s needs, from a brief summary screening report (2-3 pages) to a more detailed CPR court-ready report.

Prior to preparing such a report, an estimate of fees can be provided which is dependent on the complexity of the case, the amount of records and the timescale concerned. Any further work is chargeable at an hourly rate.

Our Experts are usually able to prepare short summary screening reports within 3-4 weeks, although this can be dependent on their existing workload. Full CPR compliant reports usually take in the region of 6-12 weeks.

We pride ourselves on ensuring we keep in regular contact with our clients regarding any instructions, ensuring that reports are delivered within the agreed timescales.

For current waiting times for full CPR-compliant reports, and for any other queries, please contact us.