by Joseph Collins
Dr Singh is an experienced NHS Consultant Psychiatrist and established medico-legal expert, regularly instructed by both claimant and defendant solicitors in personal injury and clinical negligence proceedings. He provides clear, balanced, and court-ready psychiatric opinion to assist with issues of diagnosis, causation, prognosis, capacity, and risk.
Medico-Legal Expertise
Dr Singh accepts instructions in a broad range of adult psychiatric cases, including:
- Anxiety and depressive disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Psychosis and schizophrenia
- PTSD and trauma-related conditions
- Personality disorder presentations
- Self-harm and suicide risk
- Complex and comorbid mental health presentations
He also provides specialist reports in:
- Mental Capacity and capacity to litigate
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Safeguarding concerns
- Psychiatric injury in personal injury claims
- Clinical negligence matters
Experience and Professional Background
Dr Singh has been a substantively appointed NHS Consultant Psychiatrist since 2006. His clinical background spans acute inpatient psychiatry and, since 2015, community mental health services, where he manages a large caseload of adults with severe and enduring mental illness.
He has particular expertise in the Mental Health Act, having served as a First-tier Tribunal medical member and currently working as a Second Opinion Approved Doctor (SOAD) for the Care Quality Commission.
Professional Memberships
- Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych)
- Member of the British Medical Association (BMA)
- Member of the Medical Protection Society (MPS)
For medico-legal instructions, please contact us: Email: info@exp-w.com
Tel: 0161 218 0223