Medico-legal psychiatrist covering Scotland
Instructions are accepted from agents throughout Scotland, not only from the central belt. A Glasgow base does not limit the practice's reach: with travel arranged for in-person assessment where that is required, and secure video assessment available where it is not, distance from Glasgow is rarely a reason to look elsewhere for a psychiatric expert witness.
Sheriffdoms served
- Glasgow and Strathkelvin
- Home sheriffdom; in-person assessment routine.
- North Strathclyde
- Paisley, Greenock and Dunoon; in-person or remote by arrangement.
- South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway
- Hamilton, Ayr and Dumfries; travel or remote assessment.
- Lothian and Borders
- Edinburgh and the Borders; see the Edinburgh page for detail.
- Tayside, Central and Fife
- Dundee, Perth, Stirling and Kirkcaldy; travel arranged case by case.
- Grampian, Highland and Islands
- Aberdeen, Inverness and the islands; usually remote, with in-person travel where required.
Aberdeen and Dundee
Instructions from Aberdeen and Dundee agents are accepted on the same basis as any other Scottish instruction. Dr Qureshi's postgraduate training included time at the University of Aberdeen, and travel to the north-east for assessment or proof is arranged where an in-person appointment is preferred over a remote one.
Inverness and the Highlands
For examinees in Inverness and across the Highlands, a remote assessment by secure video is usually proposed in the first instance, given the travel distances involved. Where the clinical questions require an in-person examination — for example where capacity or cognition is in issue — in-person travel is arranged and factored into the fee estimate and timetable agreed at instruction.
The Borders
Instructions from Borders agents are usually more conveniently served from Edinburgh than from Glasgow; see the Edinburgh page for the arrangements that generally apply. Remote assessment remains available as an alternative where it suits the examinee and the case timetable.
Highlands and Islands
For Orkney, Shetland, the Western Isles and other island communities, remote assessment by secure video is the practical default, avoiding the delay and cost of ferry or air travel for what is often a single appointment. See remote assessments for how this is arranged and when it is not suitable.
Instructions accepted
Wherever the instruction originates, the same range of work applies, including employment and occupational health and fitness to practise. See expertise for the full list, and the assessment for what to expect on the day.