Dermatology
Expert Witness

Dr Thomas Millard FRCP, PhD

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Expert Witness
Medical Reports

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Dr Millard has 10 years’ experience in writing expert witness medical reports, mainly for the civil and family courts, but also criminal and coroner’s courts and the GMC.

Over the last 3 years he has been instructed by the claimant (37%), defendant (39%), coroner (2%), GMC (5%), NHS (4%) and as a single joint expert in 13% of cases.

He obtained the Cardiff University Law School Expert Witness Certificate (Civil) in 2018.

Dr Millard has given evidence under cross examination both in person and virtually, especially in family, criminal and coroner’s cases which tend to go to court.

He is a general dermatologist in Gloucestershire, practicing both on the NHS and in private practice at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Winfield Hospital respectively. Dr Millard's case mix includes skin cancer, inflammatory skin disease and children’s dermatology, although he is not a career paediatric dermatologist. He does not have expertise in cosmetic dermatology.

Dr Millard is a member of British Association of Dermatologists, a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. His PhD was awarded in 2002 for dermatology research at Kings College London.

BOND SOLON CERTIFICATE

Medicolegal
Training

Cardiff University Law School Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate
(Civil) 2018

Excellence in Written Evidence (2016)
Witness Familiarisation Criminal and Civil (2018)
Cross Examination (2018)
Civil Law and Procedure (2018)

British Medical Association

A to Z Guide for Expert Witnesses, October 2013, BMA House

Bond Solon Expert Witness Annual Conference, 5 November 2021
Bond Solon Expert Witness Annual Conference, 4 November 2022  
Bond Solon Expert Witness Annual Conference, 3 November 2023

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Medical Reports
Case Mix

Case mix over the last three years

Claimant - 37%
Defendant - 39%
Single Joint Expert - 13%
Coroner's Court - 2%
NHS Short Form Reports - 4%
GMC - 5%

Clinical Negligence
Reports

Dr Millard accepts instructions from solicitors for clinical negligence expert witness medical reports on any aspect of medical dermatology, including:

Skin cancer
Skin surgery
Skin diseases in adults and children
Skin allergy

Dr Millard does not take instructions on cosmetic dermatology cases.

Family Court Reports

Dr Millard accepts instructions from solicitors acting for parties in the Family Court, and is trained in the format of report-writing for the Family Court.

He has expertise on skin disease, but is not qualified to offer a forensic opinion on causation of any injury identified.

Dr Millard sees children in his general dermatology clinics but is not a career paediatric dermatologist

Personal Injury
Reports

Dr Millard accepts instructions from solicitors where a medical report is needed to clarify causation, condition and prognosis in relation to skin disease linked to a personal injury.

Contact

Email

tom.millard@nhs.net

Tel

01453 835521

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