Medico-legal reports for road traffic accident claims
Independent medico-legal reports for people injured in road traffic accidents, prepared by GMC or HCPC-registered specialists to CPR Part 35 standards and reviewed for compliance before delivery.
Expert Medical Examination is an independent medical reporting organisation (MRO). We arrange independent medico-legal reports for people injured in road traffic accidents, working with the solicitors and insurers who handle these claims. Road traffic accidents involve car occupants, cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians, and each claim turns on clear, independent medical evidence. We source a medical expert in the right specialism, arrange the examination as near the injured person as our panel allows, and produce a report written to the standards the court expects. We provide the medical evidence; we do not give legal advice or manage the claim itself.
How the first report is sourced depends on who was hurt. In a qualifying low-value claim by the occupant of a motor vehicle, the first report follows the MedCo route: under the RTA Small Claims Protocol whatever the injury, and under the Low Value RTA Protocol for soft-tissue and whiplash injuries. Where the injured person is a pedestrian, cyclist or horse rider, the claim is outside the MedCo requirement, so the expert is instructed directly and matched to the injury. If you are a solicitor or insurer looking for a medical reporting organisation (MRO) for a road traffic accident claim, our expert panel and CPR Part 35 process are built for exactly that.
For what a report contains and how to instruct one, see our guide to medico-legal reports.
Reports for every road traffic injury
Road traffic accidents can cause anything from soft-tissue injuries and whiplash to fractures, head, facial and spinal injuries, and the severity is not always obvious at first. Each instruction is matched to a specialist in the relevant discipline, so the injury is assessed by an expert who works in that field.
Independent and prepared to CPR Part 35
Every report carries the declarations and statement of truth that CPR Part 35 and Practice Direction 35 require, and is checked for compliance before delivery. The expert's overriding duty is to the court, so the report is independent. Low-value claims by vehicle occupants follow the MedCo route for the first report where the protocols require it, while pedestrian, cyclist and horse rider claims are instructed directly.
Arranged close to the injured person
Examinations are arranged as near the claimant as our panel allows, and timescales are agreed with the instructing party, so the medical evidence keeps pace with the claim. A local appointment also spares an injured person a long journey while they are still recovering.
Independent medical evidence for road traffic accident claims
Injuries from a road traffic accident can be more serious than they first appear, and the medical picture can take time to settle. We provide clear, independent reports that set out the injuries, the treatment needed and the likely recovery, so the claim can be assessed on sound medical evidence.
- Head and brain injury reports
- Spinal and back injury reports
- Fractures and orthopaedic injury reports
- Soft-tissue and whiplash-type injury reports
- Facial injury reports
- Laceration, scarring and bruising reports
- Psychological injury reports, including anxiety after a collision
- Condition and prognosis reports for ongoing recovery
- Responses to Part 35 questions within agreed timescales
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