Independent Consultant Nurse and Mediator
30 Wheatlands Park Redcar North Yorkshire TS10 2PE	Tel: 01642 471242 Email: maureenhamilton1@btinternet.com

NURSE EXPERT AND ACCREDITED MEDIATOR

Nursing assessment of past, present and future personal and domestic care requirements, following personal injury, medical accident and industrial accident or disease. Reports prepared on standard of care delivered by health visitors, school nurses and practice nurses. Mediation: Particular interest in cases involving personal injury, medical negligence, employer/employee disputes and inter-faith disputes.

Specialist areas of work

PAEDIATRICS/NEONATAL MEDICINE   health visiting (child health and development)   hip disorders/developmental dysplasia NURSING CARE SERVICES   health visiting/community nursing FAMILY/CHILD ISSUES   mediation COST OF INJURY/DISABILITY/DEATH   personal care/housekeeping needs   medical/nursing care requirements MEDICAL INJURY/QUANTUM

Experience of

Clinical negligence, Personal injury, Professional negligence, Giving evidence in court, Single Joint Expert

Qualified or professionally competent to undertake the following forms of ADR

Mediation

Types of work - instructions/reports/court appearances
Average number of instructions per year:	50 plus
Number of court appearances in the last three years:	4
Number of reports in the last three years:	170

Trained

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

Geographical areas of work

Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, USA, Australia

Professional qualifications and accredited experience

BA (1990), SRN (1965), SCM (1967), RHV (1969), DipCounselling (1988), PGCE (1992), Accredited Mediator

Membership of other professional bodies

Royal College of Nursing, Health Visitors Association, Member of The Academy of Experts, Founding Member of the Expert Witness Institute, Member of the Society of Expert Witnesses, Member of the Association of Northern Mediators and Northern Dispute Resolution