Professor Allen-Mersh attended a talk at the Medico-Legal Society on 9th June entitled “Educational Implication of Negligence Assessment” and also attended a meeting on “Innovation and Improvement in Patient Safety” at the Royal Society of Medicine on 10th June. On 22nd June he attended an Association of Personal Injury Lawyers Medical Negligence Course www.apil.org.uk.
Current waiting times for appointments/reports
Current waiting time for medico-legal appointments (at BUPA Cromwell Hospital): 8 weeks ~ Liability and/or Causation report: 8 weeks ~ Condition & Prognosis report: 10 weeks ~ Causation, Condition & Prognosis report: 10 weeks ~ (urgent reports can be provided sooner if required – please call or email to check availability).
Recent training courses / talks attended
On 14th April Professor Allen-Mersh attended a talk at the Royal Society of Medicine entitled Identifying and Embedding Learning from Claims and Inquests. He attended a skills teaching session at St Mary’s Hospital on 5th May. There was a visit to Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust at the University Hospital Lewisham on 17th May and a talk on The Future of Medicine – the Role of Doctors in 2015 at the Royal Society of Medicine on 19th May.
Recent training courses / talks attended
On 15th March 2016 Professor Allen-Mersh visited North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust to attend a multi-professional Trust-wide Review.
He also attended a talk on 18th March at the Royal Society of Medicine entitled Current Management of Intestinal Failure in the United Kingdom.
Current waiting times for appointments/reports
Current waiting time for medico-legal appointments (at BUPA Cromwell Hospital): 2-3 weeks ~ Liability and/or Causation report: 4 weeks ~ Condition & Prognosis report: 5 weeks ~ Causation, Condition & Prognosis report: 6 weeks ~ (urgent reports can be provided sooner if required)
Current percentage of Claimant / Defendant / Joint reports : 60 / 35 / 5