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McCollum Consultants Launches Dedicated
Nursing Division for Medico-Legal Expertise
McCollum Consultants, the UK’s leading chamber of clinical expert witnesses, is proud to announce
the launch of its new Nursing Division. This addition to the McCollum network brings together
Senior and highly qualified nursing experts and allied health professionals to provide authoritative
medico-legal reports to the public and private sectors across the UK and beyond.
The Nursing Division will be led by Ms Dawn Murray,
Registered General Nurse and Divisional Nurse Director at a major North West NHS Foundation Trust, who
has nearly three decades of clinical practice and healthcare management experience. Dawn’s areas of expertise include acute medicine. Harm free care, infection
control, and nursing leadership. Her dedication to improving nursing standards and patient care, combined
with her deep understanding of medico-legal
processes, positions her perfectly to lead this initiative.
engaged in ongoing professional development to
maintain the exceptional standards of quality and
expertise that McCollum Consultants is known for.
Richard Williams Lees, Chief Executive of McCollum
Consultants, commented: “The launch of the Nursing
Division reflects our commitment to expanding our expertise
and maintaining our position as leaders in the medico-legal
industry. We are proud to provide our clients with access to a
broader spectrum of experts, ensuring the highest quality
advice across all areas of healthcare.”
Dawn said: “Nursing and allied health professionals bring
invaluable perspectives to the medico-legal field. By launching the Nursing Division, we aim to ensure that every report
reflects the depth of expertise, clarity, and quality that McCollum Consultants is renowned for. Our team of senior nursing
professionals is committed to providing authoritative,
evidence-based medical reports.”
Professor Charles McCollum, Founder and
Chairman, added: “The establishment of the Nursing
Division marks a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to deliver exceptional medico-legal services. The reports provided by these skilled professionals will be
instrumental in advancing the standards of medico-legal
reporting and supporting the needs of our clients.”
The Nursing Division will comprise senior experts,
including Nurse Consultants, Nursing Directors, and
Mental Health practitioners. Each expert is carefully
vetted to ensure they are true specialists in their field,
provided with specialised medico-legal training, and
With the addition of this dedicated division,
McCollum Consultants enhances its tailored approach
to medical reports and is extending an invitation to
highly experienced nursing and allied health professionals to join this network.
Dr Gavin Galasko
Consultant Cardiologist BM BCh MA DM (Oxon) FRCP
I am a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool - a large tertiary
cardiology and cardiothoracic unit and the regional heart attack centre, where I also run the lipid clinic and am
the Director of Research.
I graduated from Oxford University and trained in London (SpR training), Zürich (12-month Interventional Fellowship)
and Liverpool (Interventional Fellowship). My DM (Oxon) Thesis was in heart failure and non-invasive imaging.
I am an expert in many aspects of cardiology including acute coronary syndromes, angina, arrhythmias,
coronary intervention, echocardiography, heart failure, hypertension, lipid management and nuclear cardiology.
I am experienced in writing medico-legal reports including reports on clinical negligence.
I offer a prompt medico-legal service based in North West England & can undertake any relevant cardiac
investigations.
Address: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, FY3 8NR
Tel: 01253 957 761 - Fax: 01253 957 845 Email: dr.galasko@nhs.net
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