

ACH MEDICOLEGAL
excellence in report writing
SPINAL CLINICAL SERVICES
medicolegal & clinical

MEDICOLEGAL CONSULTATIONS
ACH MedicoLegal practice is based both in Sheffield and Windsor. This includes instructions from solicitors and agencies for Claimants, Defendants and also working as a single joint expert on both personal injury and clinical negligence cases.
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Ordinarily patients are seen within 4 weeks of instruction and reports provided within a further 2-4 weeks. Desktop reports are provided within 4-8 weeks of receipt of instruction and medical records.
Urgent reports can be accommodated on request. On occasion, where necessary, I am able to arrange home visits for medical reports.
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I have full indemnity insurance for both my clinical work and for the provision of medico-legal services.

PERSONAL INJURY
As an experienced orthopaedic surgeon, I am able to comment on straight forward cases of musculoskeletal injury including soft tissue injury and fractures affecting the lower limbs and indeed the spine.
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My specialist area of interest is in spinal surgery.
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In cases of multiple injury, I am able to provide an overall report for musculoskeletal injuries and a specialist report for any spinal injury.
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I am also able to recommend experts in other fields such as pain medicine, psychology and psychiatry when required.
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CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE
When reporting on matters of clinical negligence, I will only prepare reports in cases within my specialist area of expertise which is spinal surgery.
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In my reports I am able to prepare opinions with regards:
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Consent issues
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Breach of duty
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Causation
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Condition
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Prognosis
My training in preparing clinical negligence reports include:
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Medico-Legal Expert Witness Course on Clinical Negligence
19th March 2015 - Manchester
Bond Solon Clinical Negligence Specialist Expert Workshop
12/13th October 2017 - Bloomsbury Hotel London
I prepare clinical negligence reports for both Claimants and Defendants including medical defence organisations.
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I also have experience in providing reports for GMC cases with regards spinal surgical practice.
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BIO

Andrew Corin Howard MB ChB FRCS FRCS (Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon
Andrew Howard is an experienced orthopaedic spinal surgeon whose medico-legal practice includes preparing reports for both personal injury cases and clinical negligence cases.
His particular interest is in spinal disorders, injuries and clinical negligence cases related to spinal issues.
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ABOUT ME
I work as a Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon in Sheffield.
I have worked as a Consultant since my appointment in 1997 to the Sheffield NHS Teaching Hospitals Trust and am an experienced spinal surgeon.
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My undergraduate training was at Sheffield Medical School graduating in 1985.
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My postgraduate training continued in Sheffield and I obtained the FRCS in 1991, and FRCS (Orth) in 1995.
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As a consultant I work specialising in spinal surgery. My current clinical practice is entirely spinal. In addition I have worked as Medical Director for the One Health Group, a private company working alongside the National Health Service and I therefore have a unique insight with regards the interface between private and NHS hospital provision.
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Areas of special interest include:
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Delays in the management of spinal conditions.
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Cauda equina syndrome cases.
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Misdiagnosis.
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Wrong site surgery.
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Inadequate consent process.
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Breakdown of communication between NHS and private provider.
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TESTIMONIALS
What’s Being Said
... So understanding and very accommodating especially regards sensitive issues
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Patient Sheffield
Thank you for your help on my cases over the years
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Solicitor Sheffield
... Your are an excellent consultant and I know of know one better...
Patient Sheffield
... Already feels 10 years younger
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Post Op Patient Sheffield

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ACH MedicoLegal
Practice Manager - Deborah Parker
Direct Line 0114 2545585
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Correspondence address:
Thornbury Hospital
312 Fulwood Rd.
Sheffield S10 3BR
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