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CM Medico Legal gather and process your personal information in accordance with this privacy notice and in compliance with the relevant data protection Regulation and law. This notice provides you with the necessary information regarding your rights and obligations, and explains how, why and when we collect and process your personal data.
CM Medico Legal is the name of Dr Mockett operating as a sole trader. Dr Mockett is registered on the Information Commissioner’s Office Register of Data Controllers under
registration number ZA255528 and acts as the data controller. Our address is CM Medico Legal, PO Box 862, Preston, PR3 9DH.
Information That We Collect
Cm Medico Legal processes your personal information to meet our legal, statutory and contractual obligations and to provide you with our services. We will never collect any unnecessary personal data from you and do not process your information in any way, other than already specified in this notice.
The personal data that we collect from you is: —
Name
Date of Birth
Home Address
Personal Email
Telephone Number
Medical Details
How We Use Your Personal Data (Legal Basis for Processing)
CM Medico Legal takes your privacy very seriously and will never disclose, share or sell your data without your consent, unless required to do so by law. We only retain your data for as long as is necessary and for the purposes specified in this notice. The purposes and reasons for processing your personal data are detailed below: –
We collect your personal data to provide consultancy services based on the information supplied to us upon registration. We collect and store your personal data as part of our legal obligation and retain your records for a maximum of 6 years for adults and until the age of 25 for young people. We also retain your information for business accounting and tax purposes.
Your Rights
You have the right to access any personal information that CM Medico Legal processes about you and to request information about:
What personal data we hold about you
The purposes of the processing The categories of personal data concerned
The recipients to whom the personal data has/will be disclosed
How long we intend to store your personal data for
If we did not collect the data directly from you, information about the source
If you believe that we hold any incomplete or inaccurate data about you, you have the right to ask us to correct and/or complete the information and we will strive to update/correct it as quickly as possible; unless there is a valid reason for not doing so, at which point you will be notified.
You also have the right to request erasure of your personal data or to restrict processing in accordance with data protection laws, as well as to object to any direct marketing from us and to be informed about any automated decision-making that we use.
If we receive a request from you to exercise any of the above rights, we may ask you to verify your identity before acting on the relevant request; this is to ensure that your data is protected and kept secure.
Sharing and Disclosing Your Personal Information
We do not share or disclose any of your personal information without your consent, other than for the purposes specified in this notice or where there is a legal requirement. CM Medico Legal uses third parties such as nurses and psychologist and all processors acting on our behalf only process your data in accordance with instructions from us and comply fully with this privacy notice, the data protection laws and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
Safeguarding Measures
CM Medico Legal takes your privacy seriously and take every reasonable measure and precaution to protect and secure your personal data. We work hard to protect you and your information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction and have several layers of security measures in place, including: Only authorized personnel have access to your data, systems are password protected and information no longer required is disposed of by means of confidential destruction.
How Long We Keep Your Data
CM Medico Legal only ever retains personal information for as long as is necessary to meet these obligations.
Our service is led by GMC registered Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr Mischa Mockett. Dr Mockett commenced working as a NHS consultant in 2006 and is currently working at the Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation trust. He is indemnified by the MDU.
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ASD Assessment
CM Medico-legal conduct a comprehensive, collaborative assessment of young people and adults (all ages) with social communication difficulties. This assessment is in line with the National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Components of an Assessment
An assessment of social communication is based around a multi-agency format. Information is gathered from different sources before a formulation or diagnosis can be made. In addition to this a variety of standardised tools can be administered to aid the assessment process. We also involve other professionals such as psychologists and nurses and seek their opinions.
Sources of Information
A clinical history will be taken in conjunction with a developmental history. This is taken from the adult, parent, or main care giver. Additional history is obtained from the child’s educational placement or an adult who knows you well. This is in the form of a standardised report and a questionnaire but can require a school observation.
Standardised Assessment Tools
The tools we use include:
-Autism Mental Status Examination- This is an observational assessment conducted
by the examiner.
-Social Responsiveness Scales-These are questionnaires completed by parents, educational worker. In the case of adults both themselves and an adult who knows them well.
-Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule- This is an assessment administered by the examiner and observed by a member of the team.
Completion of the Assessment
On completion of the assessment we will hold a feedback meeting where the clinical findings will be discussed. You will then be provided with a copy of the report, and this can be shared with professionals involved with your child or as an adult.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
Dr Mockett is an expert in ADHD assessment and treatment and speaks nationally on the subject. His special interest is in ADHD combined with other neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD and Intellectual Disability. He has extensive experience in assessing and treating ADHD in girls and women. This assessment is in line with the National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines on ADHD.
The assessment is a collaborative approach examining the child or adult’s strengths and difficulties. It includes a full psychiatric history.
Standardised tests involved include:
-ADHD Rating Scale-IV (for under 18s)
-SNAP long and short versions (for under 18s)
-Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale-IV
-Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults (DIVA)
-Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults with Intellectual Disability (DIVA-ID)
Assessment takes place in liaison with the child’s school.
A variety of up-to-date treatment modalities and recommendations are made in a final report and feedback session.
Assessment
Choosing CM Medico-legal means a comprehensive, collaborative assessment. There are multiple types of assessment that vary according to individual need:
Forensic Assessment
Forensic assessment considers risk and the young person’s psychiatric well-being (i.e. the presence of ADHD, ASD, Psychosis, Mood Disorder, Conduct Disorder). Specifically, it considers the risk that an individual poses to their own well being and that of others so that opinion can be given about the relationship between the individual’s mental health and the risk of future offending behaviour. Dr Mockett has significant court room experience.
This type of assessment can influence:
– Fitness to Plead decisions
If a young person has been charged with a crime, however, there are known or potential pre-existing mental health problem(s) a forensic assessment can help to establish whether the young person has capacity to stand trial.
– Sentencing decisions
Forensic assessment might also inform a courts sentencing decision; in some circumstances presence of mental health problems at the time of the offence can be a mitigating factor.
Medical Legal Assessment
This form of assessment can be required during the process of civil litigation including complex clinical negligence. Medico-legal assessments can influence decisions such as the amount of financial compensation that is awarded. Dr Mockett accepts a limited number of complex high value cases. He is an expert in the relationship between trauma for example birth trauma and neurodevelopmental conditions. Dr Mockett is highly experienced in attending court and giving evidence as well as experience in the preparation of joint expert statements. He completes desk top reports for NHS resolution services. Dr Mockett has expertise in the link between psychological distress and trauma in people with Neurodevelopmental conditions such as ASD and Intellectual Disability.