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Dr Nader Khandanpour
Consultant Neuroradiologist
- MD, PhD, FRCR, CUBS, EDINR
Dr Nader Khandanpour is a radiology consultant, subspecialising in neuroradiology, based at St George's
University Hospital, London.
Accredited Mediator: CEDR, Centre of Effective Dispute
Resolution, London.
Expertise includes:
Cardiff University Bond Solon Accreditation: CUBS Civil,
Neuroradiology (Brain and Spine CT & MRI)
Criminal & Family Expert Witness.
Winner of The Expert Witness Awards - London, UK, Lawyer Monthly Magazine (2019)
Neonatal - Paediatrics - Adults
Brain related expertise includes:
Non Accidental Head Injury
Alzheimer’s & other Dementias
Vertigo/Dizziness
Brain injury
Stroke/Cerebrovascular Disease
Brain tumour
Cerebral palsy
Concussion
Dementia
Physiotherapy Rehab
A&E Medicine
Mental Health
Seizures/Epilepsy
Numbness
Tremor
Memory loss
Seizures
Bell’s palsy
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Headache
Multiple sclerosis
Muscular dystrophy
Neuralgia
Neuropathy
Neuromuscular and related diseases,
Parkinson’s disease
Scoliosis
Movement Disorders
Neurodegeneration
Infection Radiology imaging
Neuroradiology imaging, MRI & CT scan
Psychiatric conditions (severe depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder)
Spinal expertise includes:
Trauma
Spinal trauma
Back pain
Birth defects of the brain & spinal cord
Disk disease of neck & lower back
Spinal cord injury
Spinal deformity/malformation
Spine tumour
Pain
Peripheral neuropathy, myasthenia gravis & neuromuscular disorders
Instructions on behalf of:
Claimant , Defendant and Joint
Mobile: 07570 187387 -
Email: DrNader@eSupraLife.com - Web: drkhandanpur.com
St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London, SW17 0QT - Area of work: National (UK) & International
Health Tech Cuts Neurology Waiting Lists by
More Than Half in Fewer Than Two Months
helped to avoid unnecessary hospital referrals but also
gave GPs a reference point for future similar cases,
helping to educate them on the best course of action
for patients.
Technology from leading telemedicine provider
Consultant Connect enabled the triage of over 1,000
referrals at Kettering General Hospital in fewer than
two months. This breakthrough comes at a time when
more than 230,000 patients are on neurology waiting
lists across England, waiting on average 17 weeks.
The project has proven so successful that it has since
been permanently rolled out at the hospital. Specialists from the National Consultant Network now review referrals coming in through the front door to
help prevent backlogs from forming in the first place.
The groundbreaking project reduced the neurology
waiting list by over half, from 1,001 to 491, providing
a template for other NHS Trusts to safely cut into their
own backlogs.
The tech in numbers:
l All 1,001 patients on the waiting list were successfully triaged in less than two months
These patients were removed from the waiting list via
a referral to an alternative pathway or returned to
their GP with a treatment plan. Other patients were
accepted for a routine appointment or fast-tracked if
they needed an urgent appointment, ensuring they
got the care they needed sooner.
l 510 patients (51% of patients who were triaged)
avoided an unnecessary referral
l 20 patients (2%) were fast-tracked and given an
urgent hospital appointment
The project used the clinical expertise of NHS neurologists from across the country, using Consultant
Connect’s National Consultant Network. Once Kettering General Hospital’s local clinical lead briefed
them on the pathways available to them, they reviewed the waiting list remotely.
l 471 patients (47%) were accepted for routine appointments and directed to the right place first time
“It’s very pleasing that the seven-week project has proven to
be so successful. We’re particularly happy that the tech will
now be used to prevent long waiting lists. The waiting lists
crisis is the greatest emergency facing the NHS, and we’re
happy that our tech is helping to make processes as efficient as
possible.
Jonathan Patrick, CEO of Consultant Connect
This resulted in hundreds of patients being returned
to their GP with a management plan to get the care
they needed. These management plans not only
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