Vascular Newsletter 2024 Bruce Braithwaite

Bruce Braithwaite Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Honorary Associate (clinical) Professor, University of Nottingham MChir MA MB FRCS FRCS (Gen Surg)

Medico Legal

CONTACT DETAILS FOR MEDICO LEGAL WORK: Tel: 07967 636 769 (Secretary Dawn) Email: expert@bdb.org.uk Website: www.bdb.org.uk

Bruce Braithwaite will take on consultations, conferences and remote hearings for trial by video links Bruce Braithwaite is a teaching hospital Consultant Vascular and General surgeon with a wide range of expertise in arterial and venous surgery, including endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, and peripheral bypass surgery.

Medico-Legal Reports He has prepared reports for clients involved in trauma and medical negligence claims.

He undertakes both Claimant and Defendant work and has been instructed as a Single Joint expert. Bruce Braithwaite has attended Civil Court 3 times in the past four years, Coroner's Court on one occasion, and two video link cases recently.He has civil court experience in hot tubbing. Medical Report turnaround time is usually 8-12 weeks but he can provide reports in 10 working days in urgent situations. Bruce Braithwaite can also supply Screening Reports.

Bruce Braithwaite is asked to attend several case conferences each year and, when instructed, has authored joint expert reports, the clarity of which have been complimented by the barristers acting for both parties.

Bruce Braithwaite has a particular interest in deep and superficial venous disease, particularly the outcome of deep vein thrombosis.

He is an authority on arterial thrombosis, lower limb ischaemia and varicose vein disease. He has experience in the management of vascular trauma.

Professor Braithwaite is a core member of the Vascular MDT and Post Thrombotic Syndrome DVT service.

He has been undertaking medico-legal work for the past 23 years and has been invited faculty to the Personal Injuries Bar Association Meetings in Oxford and Nottingham. He has been trained in the assessment of clinicians by the NHS National Clinical Assessment Service. He has been Chairman of a Hospital Governance and Risk Management Committee and has been Medical Director for an NHS Community based local anaesthetic service.

Bruce Braithwaite is able to arrange vascular ultrasound investigations, to be performed by accredited Vascular Scientists, at the same time as claimants are examined. He has negotiated reduced rates, for Solicitors, for the investigations done.

Recent Instructions to provide a medical report 2019 - 48 Instructions ( 25 Defendant, 23 Claimant), One court appearance.

2020 - 76 Instructions ( 26 Defendant, 50 Claimant) 2021- 71 Instructions (27 Defendant, 44 Claimant) 2022 – 58 Instructions (25 Defendant, 33 Claimant) One court appearance. One Video Court Appearance 2023 -69 Instructions (35 Defendant, 34 Claimant). Three video Court appearances ( 2 Coroners)

Training Medico-legal Report Writing, Professional Solutions, St Barts Hospital, 2004 - Clinical Testing of HAVS, Faculty of Occupational Medicine, 2008 - Faculty at Personal Injuries Bar Association meeting, Oxford, 2013 - Faculty at Personal Injuries Bar Association meeting, Nottingham, 2014 - National Clinical Assessment Service Workshop, 2019 Member of the Federation of Forensic & Expert Witnesses.

Tel: 07967 636 769 (Secretary Dawn) Email: expert@bdb.org.uk Website: www.bdb.org.uk

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