Phillip J Johnstone
MBBS, FRCEM, RCPathME

About

Consultant in Emergency Medicine at a UK Major Trauma Centre. Experience across adult and paediatric emergency care, including major trauma, acute care, and clinical governance.Also works as a Medical Examiner, undertaking independent scrutiny of deaths.Provides independent, structured scrutiny of deaths across hospital and community settings, including detailed review of clinical records, synthesis of complex clinical narratives, and formulation of causes of death in accordance with statutory requirements. Experienced in identifying discrepancies, addressing diagnostic uncertainty, and evaluating the sequence of events leading to death.Undertakes instructions in personal injury, causation, and breach of duty (Emergency Medicine and trauma).

Services

Independent medico-legal reports in Emergency Medicine, including:- Screening / advisory reports
- Breach of duty and causation reports
- Adult and paediatric cases
- Paper-based and in-person assessments

Expertise

- Emergency department assessment and management
- Diagnostic delay and missed diagnosis
- Escalation and decision-making
- Major trauma
- Systems and pathway performance

Compliance

- CPR Part 35 compliant
- Bond Solon trained
- MedCo accredited
- GMC registered (6105797)

Contact

[email protected]Consultations across North East England
UK-wide travel by arrangement