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At Lena Walliman and Associates, we understand the importance of having an accurate and thorough expert opinion. Our independent care expert witness services are led by Lena Walliman, a highly skilled and qualified nurse with many years of experience in complex care as well as being the Clinical Director of Complex Care provisions and an independent prescriber.

Lena has worked in a variety of healthcare settings and is well-versed in the complexities of care provision, making her an ideal candidate to offer independent expert opinions.

Our expert witness services are specifically designed to provide unbiased and independent opinions on complex care cases.

Our Services

Our services are aimed at solicitors, barristers, and individuals throughout the UK who require expert advice on complex care and therapy issues. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide independent and unbiased opinions, which are based on our extensive experience and knowledge of the health and social care sector.

Our highly qualified and experienced professionals at Lena Walliman and Associates specialise in providing expert witness services across a range of sectors, including personal injury, medical negligence, mental capacity, and family law.

We understand the importance of timely and efficient service delivery, and we promise to handle all enquiries in a professional and confidential manner. Lena and her team of experts are committed to providing the best possible service, and will work closely with you to ensure your requirements are met in a timely and efficient manner.

The aim is to provide unbiased and independent expert witness reports, which can help in resolving complex legal cases related to care.

Our services include providing expert witnesses for a wide range of areas such as social care, mental health, child protection and safeguarding. We work with solicitors, barristers, local authorities and insurance companies, among others

At Lena Walliman & Associates we understand the importance of adhering to deadlines and ensuring value for money. Therefore to provide our clients with efficient and effective services that meets their needs, with competitive fee rates.

We take pride in our ability to produce high-quality reports that confirm to the Courts Part 35 requirements. We give attention to detail, a comprehensive understanding of the case at hand, and a fair and balanced opinion that is evidence-based.

Our Team

Lena Walliman

Clinical Director and founder of Lena Walliman And Associates, Lena is a qualified General Nurse registered with the Nursing and Midwifery council and specialises in complex community care of severely disabled individuals. She has consistently worked in the complex care sector over the last 7 years, managing clinically complex care packages.

After qualifying as a nurse from the University of the West of England in Bristol she worked as a community nurse. Following this, Lena practiced as a Enteral Specialist Nurse and later moved to Musgrove Park Hospital where she practiced as a Nutrition Nurse Specialist.

Lena then returned to the community as a Parenteral Nutrition Nurse for Fresenius Kabi managing the provision and administration for total parenteral nutrition and intravenous antibiotic therapy.

From this she moved into complex home care, first as the head of nursing and governance and then to founding and setting up three successful new complex care provisions across the South of England – providing care packages for adults and children with complex clinical needs, in addition to providing Case management services across the UK.

Lena also returned to the NHS setting for a short period, working as an Intensive Care Nurse to support during the Covid 19 Pandemic.

Lena’s specialist Interests are Spinal Injury care, Brain Injury care and Care Provision

Ali Pipe

Ali has over 30 years’ experience in the nursing field and exhibits solid evaluation abilities and a current understanding of the formation, management, and recruitment of Complex Care teams.

Her work in the NHS and commercial sectors has given her extensive experience and understanding in the fields of palliative care, spinal cord injury, brain injuries, cerebral palsy, neurological conditions and palliative care.

Ali remains current in her practice as a senior regional nurse manager, working with a caseload of patients with complex healthcare requirement. Ali provides leadership and hands on support with recruiting, training, and leading care teams.

Ali has extensive experience of providing care provision for NHS, privately funded and litigation funded clients – working alongside Case Managers and the wider multidisciplinary teams.

Ali specialises in Palliative Care, Oncology, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Complex Care, Cerebral Palsy, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Ventilation and BIPAP, Gastroenterological and Genetic conditions.

Contact

If you require an independent care expert witness or case management service, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will be happy to provide you with more information about our services.