Featured Expert
Expert Witness
Richard Edgeworth
Adult Mental Health Nurse
PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATIONS
1981 Registered Mental Nurse
1986 Registered General Nurse
1991 Diploma in Systemic Family and Marital Therapy
1995 M.Sc. in Health Services Management (with Distinction)
2004 Personality Assessment Course (‘Level B’ – British Psychological Society)
2004 Occupational Testing Course (‘Level A’ – British Psychological Society)
2005 National Patient Safety Agency – Root Cause Analysis Training
2005 Certificate in Life Coaching
2006 Diploma in Life Coaching (resulting in becoming a qualified Life Coach)
2006 Accelerated Lean Thinking Training (6 days)
RMN, RGN, MSc
Richard has worked in the NHS for over thirty years. Qualified nurse in both mental health and general nursing and has held a number of nursing posts in a variety of clinical settings, including at senior nurse level. Has also had general management experience, including managing complaints and critical incidents, and has provided nursing expertise to two homicide inquiries. Richard’s current role as a Service Improvement Consultant in South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust involves working alongside clinical teams, supporting them to implement service and quality improvement, and I provide similar external consultancy support to other Trusts.
Richard has been an adviser in mental health nursing to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman since 2002 and have acted as an expert witness in many medico-legal cases and inquests (approximately 150 cases).
Phone Number:
020 8460 7400
Email:
james@westcareexperts.co.uk
Website:
www.westcareexperts.co.uk
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