Health Care Consultant
25 Hulton Close Mossley, Congleton Cheshire CW12 3TF	Tel: 01260 273362 Fax: 01260 278652 Mobile: 07545 337333 Email: professor.carr@btconnect.com Web site: www.the-expert-witness.co.uk/p-carr

Specialist areas of work

HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT/RECORDS/DISPUTES   health policy/administration   health practice administration   health personnel/training   health care quality control   health legal/ethical issues   nursing negligence   hospital treatment disputes PSYCHIATRY   psychiatric nursing NURSING CARE SERVICES   nursing management   nursing competence   mental health nursing   at-risk patients (mental health)   community care (mental health)   nursing homes   nursing home registration/inspection   nursing home standards of care FAMILY/CHILD ISSUES   elderly people: care/neglect   elderly people (residential care) PERSONAL INJURY/FATAL ACCIDENT   road traffic accidents (personal injury)   falling/tripping/slipping accidents   manual handling/lifting   criminal assault/CICA claims   personal injury rehabilitation COST OF INJURY/DISABILITY/DEATH   care needs analysis/quantification   personal care/housekeeping needs   medical/nursing care requirements   dependency assessment (support needs)   rehabilitation in the home/community (care in the community)   career/employment prospects   case management (disability)

Experience of

Personal injury, Professional negligence, Giving evidence in court

Types of work - instructions/reports/court appearances
Average number of instructions per year:	50 plus
Number of court appearances in the last three years:	20 plus
Number of reports in the last three years:	150 plus

Trained

In the legal aspects of report writing and giving evidence in court

Geographical areas of work

Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, worldwide

Professional qualifications and accredited experience

PhD (1980), BA (1972), State Registered Nurse (1966), Registered Mental Nurse (1964), Registered Nurse Tutor (1982), Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (1989), Fellow of the Association of Lawyers and Legal Advisors (1999), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2007)

Membership of other professional bodies

President of the Mental Health Nurses Association

CAREER

Professor Patrick Carr, qualified in both nursing and law, is an expert on the interface between health care and the law. His experience includes many years' practice, teaching on medico-legal topics, successfully representing clients at tribunals, providing expert reports and giving oral evidence in various courts under cross-examination.