Neuromindworks offers a range of paediatric and adult neuropsychological medico-legal expert witness assessments including for the following cases:
- Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence (e.g. traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, post traumatic stress disorder)
- Criminal and Family cases where there is a suspected acquired brain injury or neurological condition
- Mental capacity assessments
Typical questions answered in a personal injury report include:
- Has the person suffered a brain injury and if so what is the level of severity?
- What neuropsychological problems does the person have (e.g. cognitive, behavioural and emotional)?
- To what extent have these problems caused a level of disability; pain and suffering?
- What are the potential causes of their problems?
- Are there any non-injury factors which contribute to their problems?
- What is the person’s potential for recovery?
- To what extent is the person likely to benefit from rehabilitation and what are the recommendations for rehabilitation?
- Does the person have a psychiatric disorder resulting from the traumatic event (e.g. PTSD)?
- Does the person have the mental capacity to make judgements regarding important legal decisions?
Medico-legal neuropsychological assessment
Neuropsychological medico-legal assessments typically include:
- A detailed clinical interview and review of the Court bundle
- A range of (neuro)psychometric tests measuring cognitive, emotional and social functioning. “Gold standard” tests that are psychometrically robust are used
- Comprehensive symptom validity assessments
- Comprehensive reports which address all issues required by the legal profession
Neuromindworks medico-legal service operates via a consortium association called WSCmedico-legal. The WSC concept was developed in order to provide a support framework for Expert Witnesses who offer a wide range of medico-legal services. This arrangement ensures that the individual Expert Witness benefits from excellent administration services in addition to regular peer review and supervision, thus providing a platform for continuous professional development and quality assurance. Dr Hall is a founding member of WSCmedico-legal. See www.wscmedicolegal.co.uk for more information.
Please give us a call to discuss neuropsychological medico-legal Expert Witness assessments in Birmingham and nationwide.
WSC Medico-Legal Reports & Expert Witnesses