Dr. Jon Valentine, Pain Expert. jon.valentine@pain-expert.org
About Dr. Jon Valentine
Dr. 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).
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 has prepared over 230 reports and statements for the court. Further details are available in the table below.
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
Sandringham Hospital, King's Lynn
10 Harley Street, London (on request)
Number of Reports &
Instructing Solicitors
| Report | Year | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Primary reports on claimants’ solicitors instructions | 2008 | 20 |
| Primary reports on defendants’ solicitors instructions | 2008 | 21 |
| Primary reports on single joint expert instructions | 2008 | 1 |
| Subsequent reports & joint statements on claimants’ solicitors instructions | 2008 | 3 |
| Subsequent reports & joint statements on defendants’ solicitors instructions | 2008 | 18 |
| Subsequent reports & joint statements on single joint expert instructions | 2008 | 0 |
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.
In May 2008, he spoke on the subject of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) at a Kennedys Liability Seminar in London.
Please contact him directly for further information.
Contact details (as from 12th September 2008):
Dr. Valentine's secretary is Janet Sullivan:
Telephone & fax: 01603 868556
Email: janet@pain-expert.org
Email: jon.valentine@pain-expert.org
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
Links
- Bond Solon
- Society of Expert Witnesses
- Expert Witness Institute
- UK Register of Expert Witnesses
- Royal College of Physicians
- British Pain Society
- The Royal College of Anaesthetists
- Faculty of Pain Medicine
- International Neuromodulation Society
- Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
- BUPA Hospital Norwich
- Sandringham Hospital, King
- 10 Harley Street
- General Medical Council