Mrs Hazel Peet

Mrs Hazel Peet is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Independent Nurse Prescriber and Expert Witness, currently practising as a locum clinician and serving as Service Lead for the Nursing, Midwifery and AHP Division at Ardent Support. Her principal clinical expertise encompasses advanced clinical practice, hepatology, gastroenterology, alcohol-use disorders, urgent care, primary care and the management of acute and complex medical conditions.

With over 18 years of clinical experience, Mrs Peet has worked across acute hospital, community, urgent care and primary care settings. Her practice involves autonomous patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and prescribing, with particular experience in managing liver disease, gastrointestinal conditions, suspected cancer and acute medical and surgical presentations. She is experienced in rapid diagnostic pathways, interpreting clinical investigations and undertaking procedures including paracentesis, arterial blood gas sampling, cannulation and intravenous therapy management.

Mrs Peet has held senior clinical leadership positions, including Lead Nurse for Acute Alcohol Services and Lead Nurse at an Urgent Treatment Centre. She has contributed to national clinical initiatives and was the lead author of nationally adopted guidelines on the management of alcohol-use disorders. Her clinical practice is supported by extensive experience in clinical governance, patient safety, multidisciplinary working and the management of patients with complex healthcare needs.

Mrs Hazel Peet has practised as an independent expert witness since 2022, accepting instructions on behalf of claimants, defendants and as a jointly instructed expert. Her medico-legal practice encompasses clinical negligence, personal injury, Coroner's Inquests, professional regulatory and fitness to practise matters, and criminal cases.

She prepares screening and advisory reports, breach of duty and causation reports, condition and prognosis reports, care and equipment assessments, and loss of service reports. Her medico-legal expertise draws upon her specialist knowledge of advanced clinical practice, nursing care, prescribing, urgent care, hepatology and gastroenterology, including the assessment and management of complex clinical presentations.

Mrs Peet provides independent, evidence-based opinions on clinical decision-making, standards of care, causation and care requirements, supporting solicitors in the evaluation of complex healthcare-related claims.

Mrs Peet's clinical interests centre on the assessment and management of patients presenting with acute, complex and undifferentiated conditions, particularly those requiring advanced clinical assessment, diagnostic investigation and independent prescribing. She has a specialist interest in alcohol-related liver disease, gastrointestinal disorders and the management of patients with alcohol-use disorders, including those with complex physical and psychosocial needs.

Her practice includes the assessment of patients with suspected cancer, interpretation of blood tests, imaging and endoscopy findings, and the use of rapid diagnostic pathways to support clinical decision-making. She has particular experience in liver-related investigations and procedures, including FibroScan assessment and paracentesis.

Mrs Peet also has interests in urgent and out-of-hours care, telephone triage and the assessment of patients presenting with minor illness, acute medical concerns and complex long-term conditions. Her clinical expertise extends to intravenous therapy, medicines management, safeguarding and the coordination of care for patients with multiple co-morbidities, including those requiring assessment and treatment within community settings.