title: Through the eyes of the expert witness.
abstract: Nurses are increasingly asked to provide expert advice to a court of law, for example through a formal contract as an expert witness or through providing the trust solicitor with a response to a complaint from a patient or relatives. The purpose of this brief paper is to share experiences of undertaking the role of 'expert witness' in the UK and to highlight some of the pitfalls and the wider context in which such a role is undertaken.
mesh_terms: D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D006113:United Kingdom