Ministry of Justice

FHC for Mediation is a member of the CMC and is a fully accredited mediator provider

Nigel John Callaghan

LLB (Hons) LMSSA (Lond) T (GP) FR Cert Dip.Pn.Med FFFLM MFSSoc MCIArb

Barrister of The Inner Temple

Accredited Mediator (Regents College)
Approved under Section 12(2) Mental Health Act 1983
Approved Mental Health Assessor, Mental Health Capacity Act 2005

Mr Nigel Callaghan’s CV, Barrister and Mediator.PDF

EXPERIENCE

Barrister at Law
External Examiner for The Forensic Science Society
Regional Medical Appraiser (NE Region)
GP, HM Prison Services
Clinical Reviewer of Death in Custody
Independent Medical Advisor to the Ministry of Justice
Medical Director and Responsible Officer

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

2010-present	Examiner, Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians Medical Director and Responsible Officer, Reliance Medical services GP Appraiser
2009-present	Clinical Reviewer of Death in Custody, HM Prison and Probation Ombudsman
2008-present	Approved Tutor (Bank), Royal College of General Practitioners
2006-present	Regional Medical Appraiser (NE Region), Ministry of Justice GP Working in Prison (part time), Darlington PCT
2005-present	Professional Member of the Forensic Science Society
2003-present	Barrister at Law
2001-present	External Examiner for the Forensic Science Society, as instructed.
1999-present	Independent Medical Advisor to the Ministry of Justice (part time), Department of Justice
1996-present	Independent Expert Witness (occasional), Formedon Ltd

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS

Feb 1993-Dec 2005	Medical Officer (part time), HMP Frankland
Feb 1993-Jan 2010	Divisional Police Surgeon & Force Medical Officer (part time), Durham Constabulary
Feb 1993-Aug 1998	Principal in General Practice, Westbourne Surgery, West Yorkshire
Feb 1992-Jan 1993	Northumbria Vocational Training Scheme for General Practice, Newcastle University
Aug 1991-Jan 1992	Senior House Officer in Paediatrics, Sunderland District General Hospital
Jan 1991-Jul 1991	Officer in Command of Field Surgical Team, HM Army Medical Services, Belize
Feb 1990-Jan 1991	Senior House Officer in Anaesthesia, Sunderland District General Hospital
Feb 1989-Jan 1990	Senior House Officer in General Surgery & Urology, Dryburn Hospital
Aug 1988-Jan 1989	Senior House Officer in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Dryburn Hospital
Feb 1988-Jul 1988	Senior House Officer in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Newham General Hospital, London
Aug 1987-Jan 1988	House Surgeon to Mr V S D Logan & Mr P J Lyndon, Staincliffe General Hospital and Dewsbury General Hospital, West Yorkshire
Jan 1987-July 1987	House Physician to Dr Till Kemp, Staincliffe General Hospital, West Yorkshire

TRAINING/EDUCATION

Sep 1998-Jun 2001

School of Law, University of Northumbria at Newcastle

2011

Examiner, Diploma in the Forensic and Clinical Aspects of Sexual Assault, Society of Apothecaries of London

Deputy Convenor, Society of Apothecaries of London

Post Graduate Eduction

2013	International Fellowship of the American College of Legal Medicine Facilitation of the Introduction to Clinical Forensic Medicine Course, College of Policing Medical Revalidation Responsible Officer Training, NHS North East
2012	Medical Training Day, Facilitator HM Courts and Tribunals Service RST Appraiser top-up Training, NHS North of England Revalidation conference, Remediation is the key!, NIIS North of England Recognition of the Acute) v Ill Detainee in Police Custody study day, South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Mental Health Assessors Refresher Training, Northumbria University Examiner Update Training: DFCASA, Society of Apothecaries of London Provider, Mandatory Training Day: Forensic Gynaecology, NHS Northeast Provider, Legal Issues and Evidence Reporting, Teesside University MPS Mastering Adverse Outcomes Workshop, Medical Protection Society MPS Mastering adverse outcomes Workshop Medical Protection Society Medical Training Day – Facilitator, HM Courts & Tribunals Service MPS Mastering Shared Decision Making Workshop, Medical Protection Society Administration of Methadone & Buprenorphine Course, South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Northern CPSJG Conference: Safeguarding Children & Young People update
2011	Section 12(2) Refresher Courses, Tees Esk and Wear Valley NTIS Foundation Trust Equality and Diversity Training, UK Conference of Educational Advisors Race, Equality and Diversity Issues, HMP & YOI Low Newton Mental Capacity Act £update Training, Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust Tribunal Member Refresher Course, Tribunal’s service Mentoring Course, North East Primary Care Services Agency Revalidation Conference, North East Strategic Health Authority Medical Revalidation Responsible Officer, Training: Module I – Revalidation Overview and the Responsible Officer Regulations and Guidance, North East Strategic Health Authority Medical Revalidation Responsible Officer, Training: Module 2 – Organisational Governance and Appraisal Systems, North East Strategic Health Authority Forensic Practitioner Sexual Offence Training – Facilitator, Re1iane Medical Services Tribunal Member Training on New E511, Descriptors, HM Courts and Tribunals Service Appraiser Training, County Durham and Darlington PCT Responsible Officer Training: Module 3 – Responding to Concerns, North East Strategic Health Authority Safeguarding Children Course: Level 3 – Record Keeping and Report Writing, County Durham and Darlington PCT Safeguarding Children Course: Level 3, the Internet, Online Grooming and Abusive Images of Children
2010	MFFLM Examiner Training, Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians Assessment of Fitness to Plead and be Interviewed Course Deprivation of Liberty Mental Health Assessor, Refresher Training, Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust Safeguarding Children, Level 2 Foundation Course, County Durham and Darlington Community Sexual Offence Medicine Refresher Training, Reliance Medical Services FFLM Annual Conference, Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians Forensic Practitioner Update Training, Reliance Medical Services Sexual Offence Medicine Refresher Training, Reliance Medical Services Annual CPR /Anaphylaxis Update Training HMP Telemedicine Training, HMP Durham
2009	Oath of Allegiance and Judicial Oath in the Office of the First Tier Tribunal Fellowship of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians Certificate of Management of Drug Misuse, Advanced Secure Environments, Royal College of General Practitioners Medical Facilitators Workshop, University of Warwick Appraisal Skills Training, County Durham PCT
2008	Part 2 Certificate in Substance Misuse, Royal College of General Practitioners
2006	Regional Medical Appraiser Accreditation, Ministry of Justice Senior Medical Practitioners Seminar, West Yorkshire Police Training and Development Centre Section 12(2,) Mental Health Act 1983 Revalidation, County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic Health Authority Member of the faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine — Royal College of Physicians (UK) Panel Member Refresher Training, (DLA Care Component / Equal Treatment) Tribunals Service Regional Medical Appraisers Workshop, Ministry of Justice Completion of 42 hours New Practitioner Programme, General Council of The Bar External Examiner Training, University of Teesside
2005	Certificate in Substance Misuse, Royal College of General Practitioners Certificate case of Professional Membership, Forensic Science Society Certificate of Registration as a Forensic Practitioner (General Forensic Work,), Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners Police Pension Regulations 1987 (Training Course), West Midlands Police Certificate in Human Rights & Ethical Dilemmas, Doctors Working in Prisons, World Medical Association, The Norwegian Medical Association Musculo-skeletal Examination, Diagnosis and Treatment of Conditions of the Upper Limbs, Tribunals Service
2003	North Eastern Circuit – Advice to Counsel Course, The Crown Court at Leeds CPS Pupils Induction Course, CPS Training Centre North Eastern Circuit – Pupils Advocacy Course, The Crown Court at Leeds Life Sentence Prisoner Report Certification, HMP Low Newton Legal Services Officer Certification, HMP Low Newton GPS Proceeds of Crime Training, Crown Prosecution Service CPS Advocacy Foundation Training, CPS Training Centre Compulsory Training in Forensic Accountancy ATC Qualified Designated Case Worker, CPS Training Centre Certificate in Coroners Law and Practice, Centre for Applied Socio-legal Studies University of Teesside
2002-2003	Continuing Professional Development in Medicine University of Nottingham
2002	Accredited Appraiser, NHS Modernisation Agency Accredited Mediator, Regents College Pupillage
2001-2002	Bar Vocational Course, School of Law, University of Northumbria at Newcastle
2001	Approved under Section 12(2), Mental Health Act 1983
2000-2001	LL.B. (Hons), School of Law, University of Northumbria at Newcastle
2000	Common Professional Examination, School of Law, University of Northumbria at Newcastle Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – (MCI Arb), International Arbitration Centre
1999-2001	Diploma in prison Medicine Course – Distinction, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
1999	Basic Training in Acupuncture for Medical practitioners, British Medical Acupuncture Society Foundation Course, Diploma in Prison Medicine University of Nottingham
1997	Forensic Psychiatry for Forensic Clinicians, Broadmoor Hospital
1996	Developmental Police Surgeons Training Course (National), The National Training Centre
1994-1995	FAGIN (Forensic Academic Group in the North) Accredited, University of Manchester
1993	Initial Police Surgeons Training Course (National, Constabulary Headquarters
1991	Territorial Army Senior Medical Officer Course, RAMC Training Centre
1990	Principles of War Surgery, RAMC Post Graduate Medical School Nuclear, Biological Warfare – Principles of Treatment, RAMC Post Graduate Medical School First International Conference in Anaesthesia & Critical Care in Disasters and War, Royal College of Surgeons in England
1989	British Army Trauma Life Support Course & Examination (RCS Recognised), RAMC Training Centre. Diploma in Family Planning, Margaret Pyke Centre, The Hospital for Women The Queens Commission, RAMC Training Centre

MEMBER

2012	American College of Legal Medicine – International Fellowship
2011	Panel Member, North East England Registration & Approvals Panel
2009	Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Fellowship
2006-2009	External Examiner, University of Teesside
2006	Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Foundation
2005-2009	Members of The Investigation Committee, Health Professions Council
2005	The Forensic Science Society
2003- 2009	Member of Council for Registration of Forensic Practitioner
2002	Mentor of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
2000	The Chartered institute of Arbitrators
1989	The Royal British Legion The Durham Light Infantry Association
1986	General Medical Council Medical Protection Society

Also member of The British Academy of Forensic Sciences and Associate Member of Durham Black & Asian Police Officers Association