Dr Gavin Tunnard FRCEM

Emergency Medicine Expert Witness
United Kingdom
A&E &
Pre-Hospital Care Expert

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Dr Gavin Tunnard FRCEM is a UK-based Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre‑Hospital & Retrieval Medicine providing independent, CPR Part 35-compliant medico-legal reports for clinical negligence and personal injury claims. He accepts instructions from both claimant and defendant solicitors and provides expert opinion across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Ireland.

With extensive experience in adult and paediatric emergency medicine, Dr Tunnard offers expertise in A&E assessment, sepsis management, major trauma, head injury, cauda equina syndrome, mental health emergencies, and pre-hospital care. His reports are clear, balanced, and grounded in current UK NHS guidelines and national trauma protocols, helping courts and legal teams understand complex emergency medicine cases.

Areas of expertise

Emergency Department clinical negligence
Personal injury related to A&E care
Pre-hospital and ambulance service incidents
Paediatric and adult emergency care
Trauma, resuscitation, and airway management
Retrieval and inter-hospital transfer cases
CPR Part 35-compliant reporting for UK litigation

Why instruct Dr Tunnard

Dr Tunnard combines frontline NHS experience with formal medico-legal training, ensuring reports are accurate, independent, and instructive. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, an RCEM examiner, and faculty for Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses nationally.

He also serves as an independent GMC expert witness in Emergency Medicine, demonstrating recognition of his independent judgment and medico-legal expertise.

UK wide and ROI

Claimant, defendant, and joint instructions
Adult and paediatric cases
Emergency Department, pre-hospital, and retrieval medicine
Court attendance and conferencing with counsel available nationwide

Dr Tunnard prepared his report promptly and within the timeframes proposed. The report was thorough and addressed the relevant legal tests and provided a sound and reasoned basis for the conclusions reached. At consultation, Dr Tunnard addressed the points raised and provided clear and reasoned explanations when questioned. The revisions discussed at consultation were attended to promptly. Communication was excellent throughout my dealings with Dr Tunnard. Fees and payment terms were clear and transparent and reasonably charged for the work carried out which was of excellent quality.

Lindsays LLP