Independent Medical & Healthcare
Expert Witnesses
McCollum Consultants is an independent chamber of medical and healthcare expert witnesses supporting solicitors, law firms and other instructing organisations in clinical negligence, personal injury and other medico-legal matters.
Established in 2018, we help identify appropriately qualified experts across medical, surgical, nursing and allied healthcare disciplines. Our team coordinates enquiries and instructions, while each expert provides their own independent, impartial professional opinion.
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Clinical & healthcare expert witness specialisms
McCollum Consultants provides access to independent expert witnesses across medical, surgical, nursing, mental health, radiology and allied healthcare disciplines. Our specialists provide impartial professional opinions in clinical negligence, personal injury and other medico-legal matters.
Explore our clinical and healthcare specialisms below to identify the expertise relevant to your case. Where the appropriate specialty is unclear, our team can help identify suitably qualified experts based on the clinical issues involved.
Types of medico-legal instruction
Our independent medical and healthcare experts may be instructed in clinical negligence, personal injury, criminal proceedings, coroners' inquests and other medico-legal matters. The expertise required depends on the clinical issues and questions arising in each case.
Expert witnesses for clinical negligence cases
Independent medical and healthcare experts providing opinions on clinical standards of care, breach of duty, causation, condition and prognosis in clinical negligence claims, where relevant to their expertise.
Expert witnesses for personal injury cases
Independent medical and healthcare experts providing opinions on injury, causation, treatment and prognosis across a range of clinical specialisms.
Expert witnesses for criminal proceedings
Independent medical expert opinions on clinical findings, injuries and other medical issues relevant to criminal proceedings.
Independent medical experts providing opinions on clinical care, treatment decisions and other medical issues relevant to coroners' inquests.
Expert witnesses for other medico-legal matters
Independent medical and healthcare experts providing opinions for Court of Protection proceedings, employment-related disputes and other specialist medico-legal matters, including assessments of capacity, health, functional ability and prognosis.
How we help you identify the right medical expert witness
Finding the right medical expert witness involves more than matching a case to a clinical specialty. We consider the specific clinical or professional issues requiring independent opinion, alongside relevant qualifications, specialist knowledge, current or recent practice, professional experience, medico-legal expertise and availability.
We can recommend appropriately qualified experts whose experience is relevant to the issues in dispute, helping solicitors and other instructing parties make an informed choice. For complex cases involving multiple areas of medicine or healthcare, we can also help identify and coordinate experts across different clinical disciplines.
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Why instruct McCollum Consultants?
We take a personal, considered approach to every medico-legal instruction. Our knowledge of the specialists we work with helps us recommend appropriately qualified experts whose clinical experience is relevant to the issues in each case.
Our team provides a consistent point of contact, clear communication and practical coordination throughout the instruction, from initial enquiry through to reports, conferences and hearings. Each expert remains independent in their professional opinion and retains their overriding duty to the court.
How do I instruct a medical or healthcare expert witness?
Instructing a medical or healthcare expert witness through McCollum Consultants begins with a brief enquiry about your case. We help identify suitable independent experts, check potential conflicts and provide relevant information before you decide whether to proceed.
The process involves five steps:
- Tell us about your case
Send us the relevant party details, a brief summary of the clinical issues and the specialist expertise required. - We carry out an initial conflict check
We check for potential conflicts before identifying suitable independent experts. - We identify appropriately qualified experts
We consider relevant clinical expertise, current or recent practice, medico-legal experience and availability to identify suitable experts for your consideration. - Review availability, timescales and fees
We provide information about expert availability, anticipated report turnaround times and estimated fees before instruction. - Select and instruct your expert
You decide which expert to instruct. We can then coordinate the instruction, expert report and subsequent medico-legal work.
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About McCollum Consultants
Established in 2018, McCollum Consultants is an independent chamber of medical and healthcare expert witnesses supporting solicitors, law firms, insurers and other instructing organisations across the UK and internationally.
We have built lasting professional relationships with the specialists we work with and take a personal, considered approach to every instruction. Our team supports expert selection, communication and case coordination, while each expert provides their own independent professional opinion and retains their overriding duty to the court.