Dr Ian Colvin
ian.colvin@nhs.net
07417 432 191
GP Medical Expert Witness
GP Partner and Trainer, GP Leader
Overview of General Practice Experience
I have been working as a full time NHS doctor for 25 years. My first 10 years were in hospital medicine where I worked at all grades including Consultant. I then began my career in General Practice and I have been a GP Partner in a thriving North London GP surgery for 14 years. I work 4 days a week in the GP surgery, typically undertaking 6 clinics a week. I qualified as a GP Trainer in 2013, and have continuously trained junior GPs since that time. This includes lecturing on the Royal Free Hospital GP training scheme programme.
Alongside my GP surgery work, I have enjoyed a number of portfolio roles in primary care:
Appraisal: 7 years as a GP appraiser. Over 100 appraisals of GP colleagues completed. An appraisal is a detailed assessment of doctor performance relative to the General Medical Council standards of good practice.
Leadership: 15 years of Clinical Leadership roles. More recently, these have been Board and Director roles for local NHS health bodies (NHS North Central London Integrated Care System and the Islington GP Federation). I was elected to both these roles by fellow Islington GPs. My other clinical leadership roles have been in Information Technology and ENT/Audiology.
Emergency Primary Care: 6 years as Clinical Supervisor in emergency out of hours General Practice. I supervised and trained junior GPs working in the weekend and evening emergency GP service.
I have amassed a wealth of primary care experience including routine and emergency clinical care, clinical governance at all levels (practice, primary care network, GP Federations, Integrated Care System), healthcare transformation and digital innovation, healthcare procurement and commissioning, and education.
Qualifications
2024 Expert Witness Certificate - University of Strathclyde/Inspire Medilaw
2013 Postgraduate certificate in Medical Education
2010 Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health
2009 Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (Deanery commendation for exam performance)
2008 Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
2007 Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in Audiovestibular Medicine
2005 MSc Audiovestibular Medicine (Passed with Distinction)
2001 Membership of the Royal College of Physicians
1998 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Distinction in Medical and Surgical Finals)
1996 Bachelor of Medical Sciences (First Class with Honours)
Education
2024 Inspire Medilaw Expert Witness Training for Medical Professionals Course
2012-2013 University of Westminster (part time PGCert GP trainer qualification)
2003-2005 University College London (part time Audiovestibular Medicine MSc)
1993-1998 University of Nottingham Medical School
Medico-legal Experience
Eighteen expert witness reports completed in the last 9 months (90% Claimant. 10% Defendant split)
Given oral evidence in Coroner’s hearings on two occasions
Written approximately 10 reports for the Coroner
Have undergone training in the principles of the medical negligence Test cases of Bolam, Bolitho and consent Test case Montgomery
I comply with part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules, the associated Practice Direction, and the Civil Justice Council Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil Claims
Medico-legal Training
2024 Expert Witness Certificate for Medical Professionals - Inspire Medilaw and accredited by the University of Strathclyde. Certification was achieved by examination including assessment of courtroom skills by cross examination from a Professor of Law.
2024 Inspire Medilaw’s Expert Witness Training for Medical Professionals Course - accredited by the Royal Society of Medicine. The content included:
Expert evidence: the law and practice
Report writing
The process of a claim
Data protection for medico-legal experts
Addressing the legal issues - breach of duty, causation, condition and prognosis, consent
Expert witness meetings - discussion of experts, conference with Counsel
Courtroom skills
Medico-Legal Organisations
Member of The Medico-Legal Society
Registered Expert with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
Member of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses
Member of The National Expert Witness Agency (NEWA)
Indemnity
I am fully insured with the MDDUS for my work as an expert witness
Information Governance
Registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office
Up to date with certified IG training, including training in General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)