Medico-Legal Experience

Mr Poppleton is a highly experienced expert witness in clinical neuropsychology and has prepared expert reports for medico-legal purposes since 2018. He accepts instructions across a range of case types involving traumatic brain injury, cognitive impairment, behavioural change, executive dysfunction, neuropsychiatric complications, and rehabilitation need.

He is known for producing clear, independent reports that draw on decades of clinical experience and current best practice. His expert opinion covers diagnosis, prognosis, care needs, mental capacity, and functional outcome.

He maintains current clinical practice and ensures his medico-legal work remains up to date through regular CPD, including recent training in functional neurological disorders, trauma-informed care, and psychological therapies.

Clinical Experience

Mr Robert Poppleton is a Consultant Clinical & Neuropsychologist with over 30 years of specialist experience across brain injury rehabilitation, adult mental health, and neuropsychological assessment. He has worked extensively in both NHS and independent sector services, including complex inpatient rehabilitation units, community settings, and multidisciplinary neurorehabilitation programmes.

His career has included senior roles at the Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital (CERU), Hunters Moor, Badby Park, and Grafton Manor. He has provided neuropsychological input for patients with traumatic and acquired brain injury, neurological illness, complex disability, and cognitive impairment in the context of psychiatric illness, ageing, or neurodegeneration.

Mr Poppleton’s broad clinical scope includes diagnostic assessment, rehabilitation planning, family support, and teaching. He continues to practise as a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist within specialist neurorehabilitation services and maintains active involvement in training and academic work

Special Interests

• Amputation
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Brachial Plexus Injury
• Brain Injury
• Life Expectancy
• Stroke

Memberships of Professional Bodies

• British Psychology Society (BPS) Membership number, 22806
  • Graduate Member of the BPS
  • Chartered Clinical Psychology Member of the BPS
  • Associate Fellow of the BPS
  • Grade ‘B’ Consultant appointment (Via external Assessor)
  • Member of the Neuro Psychology Division of the BP)
  • Member of HCPC
• Member of the Neuro Psychology Special Interest Groups
• Member of Headway
• Member of the Encephalitis Society

Further information

Download Mr Poppleton’s CV to learn more about his background, research publications, qualifications and more.