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MEDICO LEGAL CURRICULUM VITAE

DR J A Croft

GENERAL PRACTITIONER

Date of Birth	29-06-50
Nationality	British
Present Position	Croft Medical Services full-time, from 07-04-08
Previous NHS Practice (32 years)	GP Partner (1978, Senior Partner 2004-8) Yew Tree Medical Centre, 100 Yew Tree Lane Solihull, West Midlands B91 2RA.
Qualifications	MB ChB 1974, DRCOG 1977, MRCGP 1990
Medical Insurance	Medical Defence Union (No. 113131)
Full Registration	General Medical Council (No. 1731176)
Education	Queen Mary’s Grammar School, Walsall. Birmingham University 1969-1974 Birmingham Accident Hospital, 1975 Queen Elizabeth, Solihull Hospitals, 1976
Clinical and Industrial Experience	Clinical Assistant in Orthopaedics and ENT B;ham Heartlands Hospital 10 years Clinical Assistant in Rehabilitation, Solihull Hospital 25 years Jaguar Cars, Locum MO 1985-87 Land Rover cars, Locum MO 1970-85 Medical Advisor to Land Rover Pensions Trustees 2000-2005

CROFT MEDICAL SERVICES

Medico-legal practice from 1998. Currently about 600 cases per year.

Personal injury claimants from minor trauma, including motor vehicle and industrial injuries.

Clinical Negligence.

ADDRESSES

Administration, instructions and all correspondence: Home/Office address seen here
Consulting Rooms:
Warwickshire: Stratford Dental, Trinity House, Aintree Road, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9FL Tel 01789 262372
Devon: Home office as above.
Areas covered: Warwickshire and adjacent parts of Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire and South Devon.
Appointments/Waiting time: Available from PA: currently 2 weeks.
Fees: By arrangement
Registrations:The UK Register of Expert Witnesses. APIL. The Solicitors Group
Courses and Updates attended: Courses attended regularly, at least annually eg, Bond Salon Courtroom Skills and Advanced Report Writing.

7/1/2010 : Healthcare Knowledge Ltd, 1 day course in Medicolegal Update; Mr J Dingle, Barrister and Ms J Kelbie, Solicitor.
23/6/2011: Certificate in Civil Procedure Rules for Expert Witnesses, Bond Solon.
25/4/2012: Mobile Doctors Annual Update Conference, London.
24/9/2013: Certificate in Medical Reporting.
Reports/Turnaround: Most reports are completed using Corex digital report writing software (see www.corexreports.co.uk) and are emailed quickly, usually within 48 hours. Complex and medical negligence reports may take a little longer.