Dr

Michael

Smith

Consultant Psychiatrist
Official Qualifications:
BSc (Hons), MBChB, FRCPsych, MD
Category:
Contact Address:
Dr
Michael
Smith
Well Understood Ltd
Office 10:11
Savoy Tower
GLASGOW
Scotland
G2 3BZ

Areas of Expertise:

I am a Consultant Psychiatrist based in private 
clinical practice in Glasgow, with a specialist 
training in Adult Mental Health. I have 30 years 
experience as an NHS Consultant and in senior 
medical management, and also hold an 
academic post at the University of Glasgow. 
 
Clinical interests and experience include 
depression, anxiety, suicide prevention and the 
adult consequences of trauma and childhood 
adversity. 
 
Management experience includes the design 
and implementation of risk management 
systems, including clinical assessment of suicide 
risk, staff training, communication and the 
inpatient environment of care. 
 
I have experience in providing reports for civil 
law claims in cases of personal injury, clinical 
negligence, employment and exposure to 
trauma, adversity, abuse and neglect, including 
cases of historical child abuse.  
 
gained a Certificate of Accreditation as a Civil 
Expert Witness by Cardiff University in July 
2020. 
 
Reports are usually provided within 10 days of 
the assessment date. 
Additional Information:
Regional Limits:
Scotland
Additional Languages:
No
Lawyer Consultation:
15 minutes free of charge discussion:
Yes
Expert Witness Work:
Single Joint Expert:
Yes
Legal Aid Work:
Yes
Criminal Cases:
No
Media & Public Relations:
No
Personal Injury:
Yes
Expert Witness Activity:
Claimant:
80%
Defendant:
0%
Single Joint Expert:
20%
How many times have you attended court: 0
(Past 3 years)
How many expert reports have you written: 130
(Past 3 years)
[post-views]