Mr M R Thompson MB ChB MD FRCS
Colorectal Surgeon
I have extensive experience over 40 years at a senior level in treating patients with bowel cancer and other colorectal conditions. I have been directly involved with the professional organisations in developing guidelines and national audits to set and maintain standards for the quality of care of patients with bowel cancer.
I was chairman of the DOH committee to develop evidence-based GP referral guidelines for patients with the symptoms of bowel cancer and published extensively on bowel cancer diagnosis including publications in the BMJ and Colorectal Disease on how to achieve prompt diagnosis and the effects of delay in diagnosis on survival.
Expert Witness
I have been involved in medico-legal work for twenty years. I undertake approximately 40 cases a year including reports for Hospital Trusts and the GMC.
My fees for reports are charged at £250 per hour and I estimate the cost of a report to be approximately £1500 to £2500 but this largely depends on the volume of medical notes, which need to be reviewed and the complexity of the case.
My waiting times for a report is eight to ten weeks although urgent reports can be arranged on request.
I obtained a Certificate of Expert Witness Accreditation from Cardiff University in 2004. Cardiff University Expert Witness (CUEW).
I am also included in the UK Register of Expert Witnesses.
I am prepared to act as a single or joint expert. The percentage of work for claimants/defendants is 50/50.
President (2003/4), Secretary (1998-2001) and Treasurer (1993-7) The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI)
President (2005/6), Secretary (1996-97) The Section of Coloproctology of the Royal Society of Medicine
President St Mark’s Association (2005)
I now work part time at Queens Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth, continue to publish papers on bowel cancer symptoms and have developed an online bowel cancer symptom checker for patients and GPs. I have been revalidated by the GMC to 2027.
