Consultant in Neuroradiology and Honorary Senior Lecturer
MBChB, FFRad(D), FRCR, PhD, EDiNR
Nationwide
Dr Catriona Good is a Consultant in Neuroradiology and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, 2009-2016.
With extensive experience in brain and spinal trauma within the NHS Trust, which is the major trauma unit for the region. She is suitably qualified to provide expert opinions on all aspects of brain and spinal neuroimaging in adults (over 16 years). Including: all aspects of diagnostic brain and spine imaging, brain and spinal trauma and catastrophic injury, brain haemorrhage and stroke, neurodegeneration including dementia, brain and spine tumours, skull base and orbital imaging.
She is a core member for brain and spine cancer MDT, low grade tumour MDT, skull base MDT and pituitary MDT. She provides a reporting service for memory assessment across the South East region and is the lead for neurodegenerative imaging.
Dr Good has been undertaking medicolegal work for the past 19 years and has obtained the Cardiff University Bond Solon Certificate in Expert Witness (civil. She is a vetted expert for Academy of Experts, Faculty of Experts and APIL (1st tier). Cases include personal injury, clinical negligence, criminal cases and GMC & Irish Medical Council fitness to practice proceedings.
Case mix includes personal injury, clinical negligence, criminal cases and GMC and Irish Medical council fitness to practice proceedings, and has been instructed as a Single Joint expert. Claimant and Defendant approximately 50%-50%.
She undertakes both Claimant and Defendant work and has been instructed as a Single Joint expert. Dr Good has attended Civil Court three times in the past two years, Coroner’s Court on four occasions and an Irish Medical Council hearing. She has civil court experience in hot tubbing. Medical Report turnaround time is usually 3 - 6 weeks but she can provide reports in 5 working days in urgent situations. Dr Good can also supply Screening Reports.
Civil Court experience includes:
a. Howe v Taunton & Somerset (for defence) 2017;
b. ZZZ v Yeovil (for defence) 2019,
c. Flanaghan v Plymouth (for defence) 2019.
Dr Catriona Good is able to use video conference where required for trial or consultations.
Professional Solutions: Medicolegal report writing – Core Skills, October 2005. Professional Solutions: Medicolegal report writing – Advanced Skills, October 2005. Professional Solutions: Giving Expert Evidence in Court, November 2005. Medicolegal Expert Witness Course, December 2010. Professional Solutions: Clinical Negligence, November 2011. LSM accredited Mediation Course, Jan 2013. Expert Witness: Intensive Training Course, London October 2014, CUBS Expert Witness Certificate (civil) 2018.
Royal College of Radiologists, British Society of Neuroradiologists (Honorary Secretary and member of the BSNR standards sub-committee), European Society of Head and Neck Radiology, British Skull Base Society, European Society of Neuroradiology (She holds the European Diploma in Neuroradiology), European Society of Radiology GMC, British Medical Association Member Faculty of Expert Witnesses, Expert Member for APIL (1st Tier), Academy of Experts. Trustee Headway Hurstwood Park (2012-2019).