About Dr. Jon Valentine

Dr. Jon ValentineDr. Valentine trained at Leeds University and qualified Bachelor of Medicine (MB) & Bachelor of Surgery (ChB) in July 1986. He gained Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of London (MRCP) in November 1989 and Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) in July 1992. He gained his certificate of completion of specialist training (CCST) in anaesthetics in July 1996. In October 2007, he was admitted a Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FFPMRCA). He was elected to Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) in May 2009.

Dr. Valentine was appointed "Consultant in Anaesthetics and Pain Management" at the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital in October 1996. He has then been a full-time pain management specialist since September 2001 at Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital and the Priscilla Bacon Centre, Specialist Palliative Care Unit.

Dr. Valentine has been preparing pain management medical reports for the court since March 1999. Many of his reports relate to claimants with symptoms of chronic pain persisting beyond the expected healing period and not infrequently associated with a higher level of disability than might be expected.

Number of reports:
Dr. Valentine currently prepares 1-2 new Pain Management medical reports addressed to the Court each week. His Claimant to Defendant ratio for new reports has been maintained at close to 50:50 over the last few years. Numerical details about his medicolegal report writing experience are available in the table below. This table is always kept up to date.

Court Attendance:
Dr. Valentine has attended court on 3 occasions. On the occasions that he has been required to give oral evidence he has received very positive feedback from judges and solicitors.

In 2002, he was present in the court room for the whole of a 3 day hearing and gave oral evidence to the court on the 3rd day.

In 2006, he was present in the court room for the whole of a 4 day hearing and the case settled on the morning of the 4th day just before the medical evidence was to be given.

In May 2007, he gave oral evidence to the Norwich County Court on the second day of a 2 day hearing.

Consulting Rooms:

SPIRE Norwich Hospital, Norwich
10 Harley Street, London


Number of Reports &
Instructing Solicitors

 2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001   2000   1999 

ReportYearNumber
Primary reports on claimants’ solicitors instructions20099
Primary reports on defendants’ solicitors instructions200922
Primary reports on single joint expert instructions20091
Subsequent reports & joint statements on claimants’ solicitors instructions20093
Subsequent reports & joint statements on defendants’ solicitors instructions200921
Subsequent reports & joint statements on single joint expert instructions20090

Medicolegal Services

Dr. Valentine provides specialist pain management medical reports for the court following instruction by personal injury and medical negligence solicitors. Reports can follow full interview and examination of claimants plus study of relevant documentation or be based entirely upon documentation such as medical records and reports.

Dr. Valentine is fully aware of the Civil Procedures Rules. He accepts instructions from claimants' solicitors, defendants' solicitors and insurance companies. He accepts instructions as a single joint expert and will take on medical negligence work.


Lectures & educational meetings:

Dr Valentine is available to talk at educational meetings and will lecture on the subject of the medicolegal aspects of chronic pain syndromes and pain management.

Dr. Valentine presented on ‘The Medicolegal Aspects of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)’ on 22nd May 2008 at the Kennedys Liability Seminar in London and on 4th February 2009, at the Oxford Medicolegal Society Meeting. He presented on ‘The Medicolegal Aspects of Chronic Pain and Chronic Pain Management’ on 22nd April 2009 at the Barlow Lyde & Gilbert ‘Catastrophic Injuries Seminar’ in London.

Please contact him directly for further information.


Contact details:

Accounts & enquiries: Jane Valentine
Telephone: 07762 709595
Email: jane@pain-expert.org

Secretary: Janet Sullivan
Telephone & fax: 01603 868556
Email: janet@pain-expert.org

Dr. Valentine:
Telephone: 07808 475278
email: jon.valentine@pain-expert.org


Address for correspondence and instructions:

18 Indigo Yard, Norwich NR3 3QZ


Dr. Valentine’s expertise includes:

  • Chronic pain syndromes
  • Neck pain & whiplash injury
  • Low back pain & sciatica
  • Complex regional pain syndromes
  • Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
  • Sympathetically mediated pain
  • Radiofrequency denervation
  • Pulsed radiofrequency procedures
  • Interventional pain management
  • Spinal cord stimulation
  • Intrathecal drug delivery
  • Injuries at work
  • Occipital neuralgia
  • Cervicogenic headache
  • Brachial plexus injury & pain
  • Local anaesthetic and cortisone blocks

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