Cheadle Royal Medico-Legal Service

Expert Advice and Mental Health Services to the Legal Profession

The Cheadle Royal Medico-Legal Service has a strong reputation for providing the legal profession and other agencies with a fully comprehensive package of advice on all mental health issues. Coupled with a therapy team of consultant psychiatrists, psychologist, cognitive behavioural therapists and counsellors we offer a 'one-stop shop' of expert advice, report, recommendation and treatment within one specialist service.

The Medico-Legal Service provides the legal profession with:

  • specialist broad ranging mental health advice and professional opinion based upon review of records, face to face consultation, assessment and thorough report
  • expert witness services
  • full mental health assessments
  • comprehensive and timely reports to meet
  • Court timetable, Court attendance to represent client
  • Assessments in a variety of locations eg prisons, legal offices, domiciliary as well as the outpatient facility at Cheadle Royal Hospital
  • Reports for Minors, Adults and Older clients
  • Facilitation of joint discussions with other 'Expert Witnesses'

The Therapy Services Team provides treatment for individuals with:

  • Emotional problems following assault or accident
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • General anxiety and stress
  • Drug and alcohol problems
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anger management issues
  • Obsessional compulsive disorder
  • and more

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"Helpful efficient and approachable in respect of both Consultants and Admin"

Andrew Leslie, Partner at Hill Dickinson, Solicitors

"The Cheadle Royal medico-legal service is efficient and professional. They offer comprehensive facilities that enable me to obtain the specialist medical advice that I require for a case easily and economically."

Helen Freeman Solicitor at Hempsons Solicitors