Surgery
Neuro-urology expert witnesses
Listed neuro-urology expert witnesses address bladder and bowel dysfunction arising from neurological disease or spinal injury, and the management that follows. Cauda equina presentations frequently bring this evidence into a claim.
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The evidence
What a neuro-urology expert witness is asked to determine
Neuro-urological evidence commonly enters a case after the acute event, when the question becomes what bladder function was lost and what management and care will be required. Catheter regimens, urodynamic studies and renal surveillance are the material that establishes both. The report should also state which findings rest on formal testing and which on reported symptoms, because bladder claims frequently turn on that distinction. Continence diaries and district nursing entries often supply the detail the hospital record omits.
- Whether bladder dysfunction was recognised and investigated after the neurological event.
- Whether urodynamic assessment was undertaken and interpreted appropriately.
- Whether the bladder management regimen chosen protected renal function.
- Whether recurrent infection, stone formation or upper tract damage was avoidable.
- What continuing bladder care and equipment the evidence supports.
Practitioners are listed across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Location can be narrowed in the register’s location listings before an instruction is made.
Claim contexts
Claims that instruct this discipline
These links describe the question neuro-urology evidence can answer. They do not prescribe the scope of an individual instruction.
Spinal injury claims
Bladder and bowel dysfunction following spinal cord injury.
View claim type → 02Clinical negligence claims
Recognition and management of neurogenic bladder dysfunction.
View claim type → 03Personal injury claims
Continuing urological consequences of neurological injury.
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Reports prepared
Urodynamic studies, imaging and continence records support a records review report. A breach and causation report addresses avoidable renal or urological damage.
A care needs assessment normally accompanies this evidence where continuing bladder care is claimed.
Neuro-urology expert witness evidence
A neuro-urology expert witness addresses function and its protection over time, rather than the acute neurological event itself.
The listing shows discipline and location; conflicts and terms are addressed directly. See the NICE neurological urinary incontinence guidance alongside the case material.
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Questions answered
Frequently asked questions
Will a Neuro-urology expert witness respond to Part 35 questions?
Yes - CPR 35.6 entitles the parties to put written questions on a report, and answering them is part of the expert's duty to the court. A Neuro-urology report prepared for proceedings in England and Wales carries the Part 35 statement of truth, with equivalent duties applying in the other UK jurisdictions.
Can a Neuro-urology expert act as a single joint expert?
Where the court directs a single joint expert under CPR 35.7, the instruction is agreed between the parties and put jointly - a routine basis of instruction in this field. Whether a particular practitioner accepts SJE appointments is confirmed with the practitioner at the enquiry stage.
Will the expert attend joint discussions or give evidence at trial?
Where the court directs discussions between experts under CPR 35.12, they meet and produce a joint statement of what is agreed and what is disputed; attendance at trial - in person or by video link - is likewise a matter of court direction. These commitments are confirmed with the practitioner at instruction.
Can I choose a Neuro-urology expert of a specific gender, or one who assesses remotely?
Yes on both counts. Every listing displays the practitioner's gender, consulting locations and assessment types - face to face, remote or both - so sensitive-instruction preferences can be applied at the shortlisting stage, before any contact is made.