Medico-Legal Experience

Dr Nuri Attagour offers expert clinical opinion in personal injury and clinical negligence cases relating to neurological and geriatric rehabilitation. He accepts instructions from both claimant and defendant solicitors and brings a clear, evidence-based approach to his reports.

His clinical background gives him particular insight into long-term disability, rehabilitation needs, and the functional impact of serious injury. He is experienced in complex case assessment, multidisciplinary coordination, and the evaluation of rehabilitation pathways and outcomes. Dr Attagour is available for instruction across the UK.

Clinical Experience

Dr Attagour is a Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine and Geriatric Medicine with over two decades of clinical experience. His practice spans the rehabilitation of patients with complex neurological conditions- including traumatic brain injury, anoxic brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, spinal cord injury, and post-neurosurgical recovery- as well as the rehabilitation of amputees and the management of spasticity.

He currently holds dual appointments: as Consultant in Neurological Rehabilitation at the Priory Group’s specialist neurorehabilitation centre in Bury, Greater Manchester, and as a Consultant in General Internal and Geriatric Medicine at Grantham General Hospital. His clinical expertise also includes the rehabilitation and long-term management of older patients with frailty, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, falls, and orthogeriatric complications.

Dr Attagour completed his CCT in Rehabilitation Medicine in 2009 and holds the European Board Certification in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (2008). He also holds an MSc in Rehabilitation Studies from the University of Nottingham (2014), attended masterclass consultants’ course in Parkinson Disease (2016) and has undertaken additional training in leadership and service development, including the Effective Clinical Director Course in 2023.

His previous consultant roles include several neurorehabilitation appointments across the North West and Midlands, where he has led service development, clinical governance, and multidisciplinary teaching programmes. He is also an active academic, serving as clinical and educational supervisor for trainees and a peer reviewer for leading journals, including BMJ, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. He also served as a member of the Scientific Committee of the World Disability and Rehabilitation international conference in 2022,2023, 2024 and 2026. 

Special Interests

• Brachial Plexus Injury
• Brain Injury
• Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness (PDOC) including second Opinions.
• Cerebral Palsy
• Complex Neurological Disability
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Musculoskeletal Injury
• Neurorehabilitation
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Stroke
• Care of Elderly
• Dementia
• Acute Frailty assessment
• Falls and injuries in Elderly
• Parkinson Disease
• Movement Disorders in Elderly
• Acquired Brain Injury including Traumatic and Non traumatic
• Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness (PDOC) including second Opinions.
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Dementia and other Cognitive impairment disorders
• Care of Elderly Medicine assessment and management
• Spasticity management
• Peer Reviewer for major medical journals such as ANNALS, BMJ and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journals.

Memberships of Professional Bodies

• Medical Defense Shield (MDS)
• British Geriatric Society falls and Bone Group
• Parkinson Disease Network of the Parkinson Academy
• Parkinson Disease Northwest regional Group
• British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (BSRM)
• Collegiate Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (MRCPEd)
• European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (EBPRM)
• Affiliate Member of Royal College of Physicians of London CPD diary

Further information

Download Dr Attagour’s CV to learn more about his qualifications and experience.