Dr David Hutchins is a skilled and respected Consultant in acute and chronic adult Pain Medicine, Anaesthesia, and Transfer Medicine.

Dr David Hutchins is a skilled and respected Consultant in Acute and Chronic Adult Pain Medicine, Anaesthesia, and Transfer Medicine, with over 10 years of specialist experience. He has been independently practising as a Consultant since 2019. Following his undergraduate training in Brighton, Dr Hutchins’ training was mainly based in the Southwest. Shorter periods of time to gain sub-specialised pain medicine experience in neuropathic pain, neuromodulation, and paediatric pain medicine were undertaken in Bristol and Southampton. He is an organised, responsive, and adaptive professional, whose practice is characterised by working flexibly and respectfully according to client needs.
Dr Hutchins is heavily involved with education, running a national examination course for doctors in training, and regularly teaching as an Honorary Senior Lecturer for the University of Plymouth. With a passion for quality improvement in patient care, much of his work is accepted at national and international meetings.
Dr Hutchins’ civil medicolegal career comprises a practice based in Plymouth. He has completed the Bond Solon Cardiff University medicolegal qualification which has provided the foundation for his high-quality medicolegal expert witness service.
Dr Hutchins is experienced in the medical and multidisciplinary management of a wide range of chronic pain conditions listed in the ICD-11, including complex regional pain syndrome and chronic primary pain, post-traumatic pain and post-surgical pain, and chronic neuropathic pain and chronic musculoskeletal pain. In addition, Dr Hutchins lists further expertise in specific pain conditions on his CV.
Dr Hutchins is available to handle claimant, defendant and joint instructions for chronic pain cases.
Our chambers team will review your instruction, and connect you with the consultant pain expert. We’ll arrange a short call to agree scope, timelines, and fees from the outset – so the evidence is first-time-right and compliant with CPR Part 35.
Every enquiry is handled in confidence and in line with GDPR.
Our chambers team will review your instruction, and connect you with the consultant pain expert. We’ll arrange a short call to agree scope, timelines, and fees from the outset – so the evidence is first-time-right and compliant with CPR Part 35.
Every enquiry is handled in confidence and in line with GDPR.