GP medico-legal reports
Independent GP reports for soft-tissue and minor injury claims, prepared by doctors on the GMC GP Register and written to CPR Part 35 standards, with medical records reviewed as standard.
Most injury claims do not need a professor. They need a careful doctor who examines the claimant, reads the records and writes a clear condition and prognosis report. Expert Medical arranges independent GP reports for soft-tissue injuries, whiplash-type injuries, minor fractures managed conservatively, lacerations and the everyday injuries that make up the bulk of personal injury work, along with GP records review where the claim needs the treatment history set out.
Solicitors instruct GP reports as the first medical evidence in fast-track claims because they are proportionate to the value in dispute, and insurers accept them for the same reason. Where the examination reveals something beyond a GP's scope, a suspected disc lesion or a psychological condition that needs specialist assessment, the report says so and identifies the discipline the claim should go to next.
Doctors on the GMC GP Register
Reports are prepared by general practitioners registered with the General Medical Council and entered on its GP Register. GPs see undifferentiated injury every working day, which is exactly the skill a soft-tissue claim needs: recognising the usual course of recovery and noticing when a presentation does not fit it.
Records read, not just skimmed
The GP reviews the medical records against the claimant's account: when symptoms were first reported, what treatment followed and whether anything in the pre-accident history is relevant. That reading protects the claim from surprises, because an inconsistency found at the report stage is far cheaper than one found at trial.
Honest about the limits of a GP report
A GP report is the right evidence for most minor injury claims and the wrong evidence for some. Where the examination points to a specialist question, the report says so and names the discipline, so onward referral happens early. Every report complies with CPR Part 35 and carries the statement of truth.
Instruct a GP expert
For the everyday injury claim, a careful GP report is evidence in proportion to the dispute. Send us the instruction and the records, and we will arrange the examination with a GMC-registered GP and deliver an independent CPR Part 35 report ready for the claim.
- Soft-tissue and whiplash-type injury reports
- Minor fractures, sprains and lacerations
- Condition and prognosis reports for fast-track claims
- Medical records review and treatment history summaries
- Road traffic, workplace and public liability instructions
- Recommendations for physiotherapy and further investigation
- Onward referral to the right specialist where indicated
- Examination of adults and, where appropriate, children
- Addendum reports where recovery departs from the prognosis
- Part 35 question responses within the rules
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