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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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Sample Outline Report – Personal Injury.

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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

  • Breach of duty

  • Causation

  • Condition

  • 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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Sample Outline Report – Negligence

BIO

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                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.

  • Cauda equina syndrome cases.

  • Misdiagnosis.

  • Wrong site surgery.

  • Inadequate consent process.

  • Breakdown of communication between NHS and private provider.

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Download MedicoLegal CV

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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

dp@achmedicolegal.com

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Correspondence address:

Thornbury Hospital

312 Fulwood Rd.

Sheffield S10 3BR

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