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. His clinical practice has been dedicated wholly to Pain Management 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 eight to ten new Pain Management medical reports addressed to the Court on average each month. Over recent years, his Claimant to Defendant ratio for new instructions has been maintained fairly close to 50:50 until 2009 when he received an increase in instructions from defendants solicitors whilst maintaining a fairly steady number of instructions from claimants' solicitors. Up-to-date numerical details about his medicolegal report writing experience 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 at Cambridge County Court as the claimant's pain management expert for the whole of a 3-day hearing, and he gave oral evidence to the court on the 3rd day.

In 2006, he was present at Cambridge County Court as the claimant's pain management expert 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 as the claimant's pain management expert at Norwich County Court on the second day of a 2-day hearing.


Consulting Rooms:

Hill House Consulting Rooms
Spire Norwich Hospital
Old Watton Road
Colney
Norwich
NR4 7TD

Ten Harley Street Consulting Rooms
10 Harley Street
London
W1G 9PF


Number of Reports &
Instructing Solicitors

 2010   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001   2000   1999 

ReportYearNumber
Primary reports on claimants’ solicitors instructions201018
Primary reports on defendants’ solicitors instructions201035
Primary reports on single joint expert instructions20103
Subsequent reports & joint statements on claimants’ solicitors instructions20106
Subsequent reports & joint statements on defendants’ solicitors instructions201022
Subsequent reports & joint statements on single joint expert instructions20101

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 they can be based entirely upon documentation such as medical records and reports.

Dr. Valentine is aware of the Civil Procedures Rules, including the 50th Update which introduced the changes that came into force on 1 October 2009. 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. Please contact him directly for further information.

Dr. Valentine presented the following medicolegal talks:

‘The Medicolegal Aspects of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)’ at the Kennedys Liability Seminar in London - 22nd May 2008.

‘The Medicolegal Aspects of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)’ organised by Darbys Solicitors LLP for the Oxford Medicolegal Society Meeting - 4th February 2009.

‘The Medicolegal Aspects of Chronic Pain and Chronic Pain Management’ at the Barlow Lyde & Gilbert ‘Catastrophic Injuries Seminar’ in London - 22nd April 2009.

‘The Medicolegal Aspects of Chronic Pain and Chronic Pain Management’ at the Barlow Lyde & Gilbert ‘Pain Seminar’ - 2nd July 2010.


Contact details:

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE:

THE OLD RECTORY
CHURCH ROAD
THARSTON
NORFOLK
NR15 2YG


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
Answering machine & fax: 01508 531709
email: jon.valentine@pain-expert.org



Dr. Valentine’s expertise includes:

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

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