Clearance of alcohol from the body • Metabolism of alcohol • Calculation of blood or breath alcohol concentrations • Interaction of alcohol with other drugs • Clearance of drugs & chemicals from the body • Toxic effects of drugs & chemicals • Uses & abuses of drugs • Drugs of abuse

All matters pertaining to adult & old age psychiatry • Particular expertise in: • Psychiatric & psychological sequelae of stress & trauma, particularly post-traumatic stress • Occupational health in relation to psychiatry • Postnatal mental disorder • Medical negligence • In full-time clinical practice • Approved clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act

All matters relating to alcohol & drugs misuse in occupational & legal-medico cases • Appraisals of chain-of-custody protocols • Assessment of laboratory & point-of-care analysis techniques for urine, saliva & hair matrices • Positive test results challenges for DoA & alcohol • Form, function & symptoms of all commonly abused substances • Interpretation of toxicology reports & scientific data • Evaluation of occupational alcohol & drugs policies • Alcohol (EtG) & drugs of abuse testing in hair & blood • Member ...

Practising psychiatrist since 1976 • Achieved training in all subspecialities of psychiatry, including forensic psychiatry • Since 2002 has worked as a psychiatrist in a drug & alcohol team • Average of 30-40 psychiatric medico-legal reports per year, including defence cases • Retired from NHS on 7/3/2011, and then set up own limited company (Oasis Addiction Treatment Ltd) • Work experience as Senior Medical Officer at HM Prisons in UK & Isle of Man • Affiliate Member of Royal College of Psychiatrists & ...