Dr Samah Boulis

Experienced GP and medico-legal expert with 25 years of NHS clinical practice,
including extensive NHS 111 and out-of-hours practice. Strong understanding of
primary, urgent and emergency care systems across NHS 111, 999, out-of-hours
services, general practice and Urgent Treatment Centres. 

Background in higher surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedics, with experience
in complex military trauma and rehabilitation, including significant traumatic and
musculoskeletal injuries.

Published author of multiple medico-legal articles in the Expert Witness Journal and
Expert Witness Institute publications, covering clinical negligence and clinical
standards.

Provides independent, evidence-based expert reports and advice in:
 General practice care and standards of care
 GP clinical negligence and breach of duty
 Urgent and unscheduled care, including NHS 111, 999, out-of-hours services
and Urgent Treatment Centres
 Telephone triage and remote clinical assessment
 Traumatic, orthopaedic and musculoskeletal injury claims

Initial screening advice is provided at no charge to assist solicitors in assessing the
merits and suitability of a potential claim. Short-form expert reports are also available
where a concise, focused opinion is required.

 Expert Witness Articles and Publications 
    

• Evidential Gaps in Primary Care Communication: When “Usual Practice” Is Not Enough— Expert GP Analysis of Shaheen and Ahmed v Daish .
• The Montgomery Standard in Primary Care: My GP Expert Witness Perspective on the Evolution of Informed Consent.
• Delayed Referral in Suspected Cancer: A GP Expert Witness Perspective on Breach,Causation, and Missed Opportunity.
• A Combined Perspective on Key Areas of Expert Evidence in Primary Care Clinical Negligence by Mr Michael Blakemore-Carson, Associate & Senior Litigation Executive at Fletchers Solicitors & Dr Samah Boulis, NHS GP & GP Expert Witness
• Expert Witness Institute publications Lessons for Expert Witnesses from O'Neill v Scottish Ambulance Service Board:Independence, Expertise and the Boundaries of Expert Opinion in Remote Clinical Triage.
• Evie Toombes v Dr Mitchell [2021] EWHC 3234 (QB): Key lessons for expert witnesses across all disciplines.
• The Digital Footprint: An Overlooked Source of Expert Evidence — Lessons from Shaheen and Ahmed v Daish [2025] EWHC 3056 (KB).
• From consent forms to patient choice: the evolution of informed consent in clinical negligence.
• Practice direction HC142: Generative AI in litigation – Key messages on responsibility,verification and accountability.
• Kent v Griffiths [2000}: why accepting an ambulance call can change the legal landscape.
• Cauda equina syndrome in telephone and remote consultations: A GP expert witness’s medicolegal perspective.
• The reception desk and the duty of care: lessons from Darnley v Croydon health service NHS trust.

QUALIFICATIONS
1996 – 2001 MBBS (London) Imperial College School of Medicine
1993 – 1996 BSc in Biochemistry (London) (Awarded at age of 18 years old) Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, First Class Honours

POSTGRADUATE EXAMS / DIPLOMA
Passed MRCGP exam Royal College of General Practitioners 2014
Awarded completion of training & entry into GP register 2014
Diploma of sports and exercise medicine 2012
Diploma of faculty of sexual & reproductive health 2013
Passed MRCS exam Eng. Royal College of Surgeons of England 2004

Bond Solon Courses
Bond Solon Report Writing for Expert Witnesses.
Bond Solon Civil Law and Procedure.
Bond Solon Courtroom Skills Course.
Cardiff University Bond Solon Certificate Awarded

General Medical Council (GMC): registration number 6029286
Medical & Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS)