Dr Laurence Knott

He is also a medical author who has contributed to many lay and professional publications. 

Dr Knott is particularly interested in converting medical terminology into information easily comprehensible to non-medical readers.

His previous lines of work include clinical complaints adviser to the Medical Defence Union, external professional adviser to the Health Service Ombudsman and extensive medicolegal practice specialising in clinical negligence. He is listed on the National Crime Database, advising police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service on medicolegal aspects of criminal cases. Dr Knott is also an erstwhile GP medical adviser to the Guillain-Barré & Associated Inflammatory Neuropathies charity, and is now a member as well as an ex-patient.