Dr Terry McLoughlin

Dr Terence McLoughlin is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Royal Liverpool University Hospital, appointed in 2018. He practices within a major tertiary emergency care centre, leading the assessment and management of complex, high-acuity and time-critical presentations.

Alongside frontline consultant practice, he holds senior leadership roles as Deputy Clinical Director of Research and Clinical Sepsis Lead, with responsibility for research strategy, clinical governance, and the integration of evidence-based practice across emergency and acute services.

He is widely recognised for clinical leadership, workforce development, and the supervision and mentoring of doctors and advanced practitioners. His work is grounded in patient safety, quality improvement, and translational research.

Dr McLoughlin is a recipient of a National Clinical Excellence Award (NHSE) in recognition of outstanding contribution to the NHS.

Clinical Expertise
Dr McLoughlin brings specialist expertise in:

• Concussion and traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Acute neurological presentations
• Musculoskeletal injury
• Sepsis and time-critical illness
• Psychological sequelae of injury
• Complex emergency department decision-making
• His clinical practice integrates acute care, governance, teaching, and research, enabling a comprehensive perspective on patient management and service development.

National Leadership & Academic Roles
Dr McLoughlin is President of the Emergency & Disaster Medicine Council at the Royal Society of Medicine, overseeing the unified national forum for emergency and military medicine.

He is:

• Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine
• Affiliate Member of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine
• Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University
• Trust Appraiser (University Hospitals of Liverpool Group)
• He previously served as Divisional Wellbeing Lead, providing frontline psychological support to over 200 colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr McLoughlin also holds senior instructional roles in Advanced Life Support (ALS) with Resuscitation Council UK, alongside advanced trauma and paediatric life support training.

Research Leadership
Dr McLoughlin founded and leads LEDRUS,  the first Emergency Medicine-led academic research unit within the Trust.

He serves as:

• Deputy Director of Research (UHLG)
• Principal Investigator on multiple NIHR-funded and international multicentre trials
• Senior Principal Investigator in commercial neurodegenerative and cognitive disorder research

His research focuses on the interface between emergency medicine and neurology, particularly:

• Traumatic brain injury and concussion
• Early neurological prognostication
• Sepsis recognition and antimicrobial stewardship
• Anticoagulation following intracranial haemorrhage
• Biomarkers and decision-support tools in time-critical illness
• He also serves as Principal Investigator for Re:Cognition Health (Birmingham), providing senior oversight for industry-sponsored research programmes

Sports & Concussion Medicine
Dr McLoughlin has extensive experience in elite sport and major international events, including professional rugby organisations, the Rugby World Cup and the Commonwealth Games.

He serves as a Panel Expert in Sports Concussion and has advised the Love of the Game charity in its engagement with HM Government. Earlier in his career, he worked with the England Rugby Psychiatry Team alongside Dr Steve Peters.

Medicolegal Practice
Dr McLoughlin established an independent medicolegal practice in 2022, providing objective expert opinion across civil, criminal and coronial jurisdictions.

His practice centres on:

• Emergency department decision-making
• Delayed or missed diagnosis
• Traumatic brain injury and concussion
• Causation, condition and prognosis
• Assault and head injury cases
• Intoxication versus medical causes of impairment
• He is Bond Solon trained and currently instructed as an expert witness in the largest UK High Court group action concerning Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), preparing reports for several hundred former professional athletes.

Education & Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Natural Environmental Sciences – University of Sheffield, (2004)
• MBChB Medicine – University of Sheffield, (2010)
• Academic Foundation Training Programme – The London Deanery, (2010–2012)
• Emergency Medicine Training Programme – Health Education Northwest, (2012–2018)
• MRCEM – The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, (October 2015)
• FRCEM – The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, (October 2018)
• Diploma in Advanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – Centre of Excellence, (2020)

Additional Training & Certifications

• Train the Trainer – Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine (2025)
• Medicolegal Aspects of Emergency Medicine – Royal Society of Medicine (2025)
• Appraiser Training Course – MIAD (2025)
• Trauma Care – Royal Society of Medicine (2024)
• European Trauma Course – European Trauma Course Organisation (2024)

Additional professional development includes advanced training in trauma care, psychological first aid, workforce resilience, wellbeing leadership, and medical education, undertaken during 2019-2024.

Awards & Honours

• National Clinical Impact Award – NHSE (2023-Present)
• Educator of the Year – UHLG (2022)

Professional Memberships

• President of the Emergency & Disaster Medicine Council and Member Royal Society of Medicine
• Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine
• Affiliate Member, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Royal College of Physicians