Medico-Legal Curriculum Vitae

Mr Simon Richards FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

G.M.C No: 3658358

M.D.U  No: 302833X

Qualification
The Royal College of Surgeons, England. FRCS (Tr & Orth)

Current Appointment
Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals NHS Trusts, Dorset.
Position: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Secretary
Caroline Lane
The Bournemouth Nuffield Hospital
67 Lansdowne Road
Bournemouth  BH1 1RW
Tel: 01202 701099. Email: secmr.srichards@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.richardsorthopaedics.co.uk

Consulting Rooms
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Castle Lane East
Bournemouth
Dorset BH7 7DW

The Harbour Hospital
St MArys Road
Poole
Dorset. BH15 2BH

Medico-Legal Experience
I have been compiling medico-legal reports for over 10 years. I am fully up-to date with the Woolf reforms and the subsequent changes this has made to report compiling.
My reports are fully compliant with the Civil Procedures Rules, 1998 - Part 35, and subsequent Practise directions 35 (October 2009).
My work is predominately Personal Injury claims.
My expertise is in General Orthopaedic conditions. This includes soft tissue spinal injuries, as well as a specialised interest in injuries of the upper limb.
50% of my  work is joint instruction.
I compile 120-150 reports a year. The average time to be seen is 2-4 weeks. The turn-around time in returning a completed report, if all medical records have been made available, is less than 2 weeks.
I provide Personal Injury reports for claimant’s solicitors in about 60% of cases, as a Single Joint Expert in about 35% and for the defence solicitors in about 5% of cases.
I am a member of the Society of Expert Witnesses.

Conferences Attended
April 2005:-Medico-Legal Report Writing Seminar.Pangbourne, Berks
June 2008:-Essential Elements in MLR. Royal College of Physicians, London
October 2008:-Medico-Legal Course, Healthcare Knowledge Ltd London