Dr. Sam Creavin

Dr. Sam Creavin is an experienced GP with expertise in diagnostic accuracy and clinical negligence. Since 2015, Dr. Creavin has served as a GP Partner and now Senior Partner at a semi-rural practice, providing clinical supervision to other GPs including locums, and advice on complex cases. His extensive experience includes in-hours and out-of-hours care, remote consultations, home visits, and care home assessments.

As a medicolegal expert, Dr. Creavin has completed over 200 clinical negligence reports, averaging 3–5 cases monthly. His work includes reports for claimants, defendants, NHS Resolution, and the GMC. Areas of expertise encompass delayed diagnoses of cancer, sepsis, cardiac and spinal disorders, and acute conditions, as well as prescribing errors and management of laboratory results.

Dr. Creavin is an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at the University of Bristol, conducting research into dementia diagnosis, and has held key roles on NICE advisory committees. He is a Cardiff University Bond Solon Civil Expert Certificate holder, registered with the National Register of University Certificated Expert Witnesses, and a vetted expert on JSPubs. Reports are typically delivered within three weeks of instruction.

With an exceptional academic track record, Dr. Creavin has received numerous awards for his clinical and research contributions, including Best Oral Presentation at the National GP ACF Conference. He is also widely published in peer-reviewed journals on topics such as diagnostic tools, dementia, and public health interventions.

Expertise includes:
• Diagnosis and management of sepsis in general practice.
• Diagnosis and management of cancer in general practice.
• Diagnosis and management of cardiac disorders.
• Diagnosis and management of spinal in general practice.

Delayed diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss
• Diagnosis and management of long term conditions: including rheumatic conditions and GCA/PMR: or endocrine conditions (diabetes, thyroid.)
• Dementia, care homes, frailty as applicable to general practice.
• Gastrointestinal disorders.
• Medication errors.
• Alleged mismanagement of repeat prescriptions
• Management of lab results.
• Inflammatory conditions.
• Failure to refer.
• Failure to arrange appropriate monitoring or follow up.
• Failure to recognise symptoms of Cauda Equina or cancer.
• Children & Adults.
• Home visits care homes, F2F & telephone.
• Ectopic pregnancy.
• Operational issues in practices (e.g. reception signposting, review or action of investigation results, management of correspondence.)

GMC No: 7047284