The role of a medical expert witness extends beyond clinical knowledge — it requires a deep understanding of healthcare systems, real-world risk management, and the ability to explain complex clinical decisions in a clear, objective, and legally robust way. Few career paths provide as strong a foundation for medico-legal expertise as that of a GP with a background in surgery, trauma, military rehabilitation, urgent care, and clinical leadership.
With a career spanning trauma and orthopaedics, military complex trauma, general practice, urgent care, telemedicine, and senior clinical navigation within NHS 111 services, Dr SB, GP and senior clinical navigator brings a uniquely broad and practical perspective to medico-legal reporting. Her experience includes making high-stakes decisions in fast-paced environments, assessing clinical risk remotely, navigating referral thresholds, and managing urgent presentations — all of which are central to negligence and liability cases.
As Senior Clinical Navigator, she leads on risk management, triage safety, clinician supervision, and complex decision-making in high-pressure situations. This makes her insight particularly valuable in cases involving delayed diagnosis, inappropriate triage, failure to refer, remote consultation errors, or telephone-based care — areas of growing relevance in modern litigation.
Dr SB has completed extensive expert witness training through Bond Solon, the Expert Witness Institute, and is currently undertaking the Cardiff University Expert Witness Certificate. Her reporting skills are firmly grounded in clinical credibility, legal procedural knowledge, and a commitment to objectivity.
The most effective experts are those who understand the realities of frontline practice — and can clearly articulate them in a legal context. With first-hand experience across primary care, surgical disciplines, urgent care settings, and military rehabilitation, Dr SB offers precisely that.