Psychiatric expert reports for abuse and clinical negligence claims

Clear, independent psychiatric opinion on diagnosis, causation, prognosis, treatment, capacity and the standard of psychiatric care, for claimant, defendant and single joint expert instructions. Free initial screening call and fixed fees with no hidden charges.

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Dr Pradhan is regularly instructed by claimant and defendant solicitors where the psychiatric evidence needs to be clear, focused and usable in litigation. Her reports are written to the issues in your case rather than as general clinical summaries, and they answer the question behind the instruction, whether that is liability, quantum, capacity or future risk.

She is an NHS Consultant Psychiatrist in Birmingham with 25 years’ experience in psychiatry, and is FRCPsych and section 12(2) approved, APIL Tier 1 recommended and dual-accredited for claimant and defendant work. She is regularly appointed as a single joint expert, and her reports have been commended by judges for clarity.

What the reports address

  • Diagnosis, severity and functional impact
  • Causation, apportionment, vulnerability and prognosis
  • Treatment recommendations and future care needs
  • Capacity, risk and the standard of psychiatric care

Choose the assessment

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Psychiatric injury and trauma

Causation, prognosis and treatment

Clinical negligence assessments

Additional psychiatric assessments

One report, written to your questions

Each page above covers one part of the psychiatric evidence a claim may need. In most claims, diagnosis, causation, prognosis and treatment are dealt with in a single report, written to the questions in your letter of instruction.

A separate report makes sense where one issue is the whole dispute, where a liability opinion on psychiatric care is needed alongside a condition and prognosis report, or where a second opinion or an update is required. Send a short summary of the case and Dr Pradhan will say which report your case needs.

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Liability and quantum

In clinical negligence claims, the opinion on whether psychiatric care fell below the standard is usually a separate liability report. The psychiatric injury, its causation and prognosis go in the condition and prognosis report.

From enquiry to report

A free medico-legal screening call at the outset lets you check suitability, the funding route and the timescale before you instruct. Fees are fixed, with no hidden charges, and flexible or deferred payment terms are available where appropriate.

  1. Screening call

    Send a short case summary or call. Dr Pradhan confirms suitability, the questions to be answered, the papers needed and the timescale.

  2. Records and instructions

    Once instructed, she reviews the documentation, so that the assessment is directed to the issues in dispute from the start.

  3. Assessment

    At consulting rooms in Harborne, Birmingham, or at another UK location where appropriate, with breaks and adjustments where needed.

  4. The report

    Usually 1–2 weeks from assessment, ready for conference, negotiation or trial, with follow-up questions answered where needed.

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Psychiatric report questions

If your question is not answered here, call and Dr Pradhan will advise on the right report for your case.

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What do the psychiatric expert reports cover?

The issues solicitors usually need answered: diagnosis, causation, prognosis, treatment needs, risk, capacity and functional impact, and in clinical negligence claims the standard of psychiatric care. Each report is written to the legal questions in your case. Send the issues or the draft letter of instruction, and Dr Pradhan will confirm what the report can cover.

How quickly can a report be provided?

The usual turnaround is 1–2 weeks from assessment, and urgent reports can often be provided in 2–5 working days where the papers and appointment can be arranged promptly. If you are working to a court deadline, include it in your enquiry.

Can Dr Pradhan assess a claimant under 18?

She assesses adults aged 18 and over. Where the claimant is still a child, the assessment can be arranged through the child psychiatrists in her network; call to discuss the case.

Does Dr Pradhan accept single joint expert instructions?

Yes. She is regularly appointed as a single joint expert and is dual-accredited for claimant and defendant work. She also answers the parties’ written questions on the report.

What are the fees and funding options?

Fixed fees with no hidden charges, and flexible or deferred payment terms where appropriate. Legal aid (LAA), CFA or insurance-backed, private, and council, court or CPS-funded instructions are accepted.

How do I instruct?

Send the enquiry form on this page, email info@doctorpradhan.co.uk or call 0121 752 6065, with a brief case summary, the report you think is needed, the funding route and any court deadline. Instructions are accepted from solicitors only.

Instruct Dr Pradhan

Send a short case summary and the report you think is needed, and Dr Pradhan will confirm the right report, the timescale and a fixed fee.

Please do not include medical records or a detailed personal history in this form. Dr Pradhan will confirm how to send the papers once the instruction is agreed.

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