I have 24 years' experience as a midwife working in many roles including management, teaching and all clinical areas - community, caseload, homebirth and high-risk labour and delivery. I completed Bond Solon training in 2019 and have been working as an expert ever since, and am confident to take cases for claimant or defendant. I am experienced giving verbal evidence and conference calls with multi-disciplinary teams and other experts. I have completed approximately 100 reports, currently on a 70/30 split (claimant/defendant). Experienced in conference calls and joint expert statements....

A part-time practising midwife working at a busy consultant-led maternity unit. I work as part of a multidisciplinary teaching faculty for the Trust provision of monthly maternity essential training days. I am a national Newborn Life Support (NLS) Instructor accredited by the Resuscitation Council (UK). I hold current registration/revalidation with the NMC. I am a fully accredited member of the Academy of Experts since 2012 (MAE), including professional indemnity insurance, and of the Expert Witness Institute since October 2015 (MEWI). I have completed the Cardiff University Civil Expe...

Adult cognitive and personality assessment, including own family history in relation to ability to parent • Cognitive assessment of adults to determine competence, identify learning difficulties and disabilities, and make recommendations • Educational and emotional or behavioural assessment of adults and children, including abused, neglected and at risk children • Assessment of attachment and bonding in families • Assessment of parenting, including in the context of child care proceedings • Alcohol and drug abuse as pertaining to parenting ability • Domestic...