Principles of Medicolegal Activity in the UK

From clinical expertise to a dependable service

A practical handbook for doctors, expert witnesses and practice managers. It brings together the author's practice and training records with current official guidance, distinguishing England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Includes marketing, indemnity, terms of engagement, VAT, payment collection, secure administration, an author profile, a ninety-day plan, working checklists and linked references.

Inside the book

1. About the author and my medico-legal practice
2. Understanding the different forms of medicolegal work
3. Independence, jurisdiction and the expert's duties
4. From instruction to a defensible report
5. After the report: maintaining quality through the life of the case
6. Professional development: choosing courses, assessment and continuing education
7. Professional visibility: memberships, directories and instruction channels
8. Marketing a medicolegal practice: making competence visible
9. Indemnity: protecting the doctor and the integrity of the service
10. Terms of engagement: making independence commercially workable
11. Fees, VAT and getting paid
12. Information governance and the dependable medicolegal office
13. A ninety-day plan for an organised practice

Appendices: working checklists, a document classification system and a short glossary.