Joanne T

Specialisms

• Multiple trauma.
• Complex orthopaedics.
• Lower limb amputations.
• Hip and knee replacements.
• Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease, stroke and other neurological conditions.
• Visual impairment.
• Cauda equina.
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease including emphysema and other respiratory conditions.
• Cancer.
• Loss of services in fatal accident claims.

Profile

Since 1996 I have worked as an independent expert witness and have prepared over 300 medico-legal reports.  I have extensive experience of attending experts’ meetings, pre-trial conferences and court, having given oral evidence under cross-examination.  I have prepared Loss of Services reports to assist the court in determining the amount of damages payable.  I have written detailed reports quantifying the past services provided by the deceased to their dependants, as well as those that they would have provided in future. I am a quality assurer for Jacqueline Webb and Company, responsible for mentoring new consultants and ensuring company report writing standards are met.

I work as an independent occupational therapist with a varied caseload.  I carry out assessments and provide recommendations for care, equipment and adaptation needs within an individual’s home.  I receive referrals from individuals, housing associations, charitable organisations and social services.  I have worked as a case manager for Westcountry Case Management undertaking assessment of case management needs and coordinating packages of care to include care provision, equipment, housing adaptations and leisure pursuits.

Following qualification as an occupational therapist in 1984, I worked on orthopaedic and general medical wards in a large teaching hospital. Initially, I worked at the John Radcliffe and Radcliffe Infirmary Hospitals (Oxford) in acute medical, orthopaedic and neurological settings.  I have 10 years’ experience of working for social services, visiting clients of all ages and with a wide range of physical and psychological impairments.  I have also gained considerable experience of assessment and implementation of care packages and have provided assessments and advice for equipment, adaptations and other disability issues in an Independent Living Centre.  I also have experience of workplace assessments.

I have a particular interest in housing adaptations and the preparation of Loss of Services reports.

ualifications and Membership

• DipCOT, Dorset House School of Occupational Therapy (1984).
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT).

Career History

2011 to 2015
Case Manager, West Country Case Management

1996-date
Expert Witness
Jacqueline Webb & Co

1996-date
Independent Practitioner
Providing occupational therapy and case management services (since 2011)

1985-1995
Community Occupational Therapist
Devon, Suffolk and Gwynedd County Councils

1984
Occupational Therapist
John Radcliffe/Radcliffe Infirmary Hospitals, Oxford

Home Base

Vale of Glamorgan