Nursing Consultant/Health Visitor/Health Service Manager
26 Garford Crescent Newbury Berkshire RG14 6EX	Tel: 01635 48257 Fax: 01635 552653 Email: iwaters@lineone.net

EXPERIENCE

Nurse Consultant; NMC Panel Member for Fitness to Practice Committee; former non-executive director of PCT and Health Authority. Reports prepared for civil, criminal and coronial courts. Independent reviews for NHS and Ombudsman. Certificated expert witness specialising in nursing and care for NHS, independent sector and Prison Health. Tribunals panellist.

Specialist areas of work

HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT/RECORDS/DISPUTES   nursing negligence MEDICINE (GENERAL)   preventive medicine PAEDIATRICS/NEONATAL MEDICINE   health visiting (child health and development) NURSING CARE SERVICES   nursing management   nursing competence   health visiting/community nursing   nursing homes   nursing home registration/inspection   nursing home standards of care   prison health care PSYCHOLOGY   behaviour difficulties (children) FAMILY/CHILD ISSUES   child abuse (family/child issues)   child protection/risk assessment   child issues   child rearing: cost/quantum   parenting assessment/fitness to parent   elderly people: care/neglect   elderly people (residential care) PERSONAL INJURY/FATAL ACCIDENT   manual handling/lifting 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) MEDICAL INJURY/QUANTUM

Experience of

Personal injury, Professional negligence, Giving evidence in court

Types of work - instructions/reports/court appearances
Average number of instructions per year:	100 plus
Number of court appearances in the last three years:	20
Number of reports in the last three years:	300 plus

Trained

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

Geographical areas of work

Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, Channel Islands

Professional qualifications and accredited experience

RGN (1971), RSCPHN (1972), Master of Nursing (1986), MSc (1996), LLM (2000), Expert Witness Certificate (2005)

Membership of other professional bodies

Wales Medico-Legal Society, Expert Witness Institute, Royal College of Nursing, Medico-Legal Society