Medico-legal Work

• Personal Injury (Falls, road traffic accidents, work injuries etc)
• Medical Negligence (Hip and knee problems)

My Medico legal expertise includes 15 year experience in general musculoskeletal personal injury, plaintive, defence and single joint expert witness. Specialist medical negligence work focusing on the management of Hip and Knee conditions (plaintive and defence work). I have complied over 5000 medical reports and been an expert witness in court proceedings on a number of occasions my time being balanced fairly equally between plaintive and defence work.

My medico-legal practice is run from 15 St John Street Manchester in the heart of Manchester close to the Law courts and major law firms, barrister chambers and  major insurance companies head offices. We are a short walk from Deansgate Railway Station.  "15 St John Street Limited"  has been established for over 45 years comprising 6 orthopaedic surgeons, a general surgeon and radiologist. It is one of the few medico-legal and private patient consultancies in the city that has its own x-ray facilities within its own building allowing the rapid assessment and investigation of musculoskeletal problems on site. I consult in a ground floor room allowing relatively easy access for the disabled. If you are a solicitor, claims handler, barrister or insurance agent and are interested in instructing me or discussion a potential case please contact my medico-legal practice manager below.  (I am unable to respond directly to individuals who are seeking compensation if you wish to approach me you must do so through your legal representation and be guided by their advice)

Medico-legal appointments     Anita Johnstone                  email:    anitaj_prk@hotmail.com

    Tel: 01618347373    Fax: 01618349294    15  St. John Street, Manchester, M3 4DG

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Medical Consultancy/Advice Work

• Trauma and Orthopaedic Service Reviews
• Trouble shooting
• Modernisation
• Management consultancy
• Resolution of Disputes (use of common sense)

I undertake a number of professional and advisory roles nationally dealing with the regulation of joint replacement, handling of complaints and clinical reviews as well as clinical negligence and personal injury work, these include:-

• The Health Service Ombudsman

• Infection Advisory Group - British Orthopaedic Association

• National Orthopaedic Project – NHS Executive Department of Health

• Rapid Response Team British Orthopaedic Association/British Hip Society

• Advisor in Hip and Knee replacement surgery to the Medical Devices Agency

• Member of ODEP committee NICE (Orthopaedic devices evaluation panel)

• The Medical Defence Union

• NHS Legal Authority

• National Audit Office

• The Department of Health

• 18 Week coaching programme

• The Welsh Office

• Hospital Trusts and Primary Care Trusts

I have undertaken a large number of external reviews of clinical practice and organisational structures of individual surgical practices, hospital units and regional and national orthopaedic services for the NHS and the Welsh Office. I have contributed to national guidelines covering Consultant Practice, Hip Replacement Surgery and the modernisation of Orthopaedic Services. My contact details for this type of activity are below.

Medical Consultancy/Advice    Anita Johnstone                  email:    anitaj_prk@hotmail.com

    Tel: 01618347373    Fax: 01618349294    15  St. John Street, Manchester, M3 4DG

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