Psychologist medico-legal reports
Independent psychological reports from HCPC-registered practitioner psychologists, covering PTSD, anxiety and depression after accidents, prepared to CPR Part 35 standards with standardised, validated testing where appropriate.
Not every injury shows on a scan. After a frightening accident a claimant may develop post-traumatic stress disorder, travel anxiety, depression or an adjustment disorder, and those conditions need proper assessment rather than assumption. Expert Medical arranges independent reports from HCPC-registered practitioner psychologists who assess the claimant, apply standardised testing where appropriate and set out diagnosis, causation and prognosis.
Solicitors instruct psychological evidence in road traffic, workplace and clinical negligence claims, often alongside a physical injury report, and insurers scrutinise it closely because psychological injury is easy to allege and hard to measure. A well-reasoned report from a registered psychologist, prepared to CPR Part 35, gives both sides evidence they can test and rely on.
HCPC-registered practitioners
Assessments are carried out by practitioner psychologists registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, whose titles, clinical psychologist among them, are protected in law. Registration brings professional standards, and it is the first thing a court or an opposing party checks when weighing psychological evidence.
Testing, not impression
Where testing helps, the psychologist uses standardised, validated instruments and explains what the scores mean and how much weight they carry. A diagnosis of PTSD or depression grounded in recognised criteria and measured findings stands up to Part 35 questions far better than one based on interview alone.
Prognosis and treatment
The report gives an opinion on the likely course of the condition and the treatment that may assist, such as a course of cognitive behavioural therapy or trauma-focused work. That lets solicitors claim the cost of reasonable treatment and gives insurers a clear view of what recovery should involve.
Psychological injury, measured properly
Psychological evidence is only persuasive when the reasoning shows. Our psychologists set out what was assessed, which instruments were used and how the conclusion follows, so a diagnosis of PTSD or depression arrives with its workings attached and the court can see exactly why the opinion is what it is.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) assessments
- Travel anxiety after road traffic accidents
- Depression and generalised anxiety after injury
- Adjustment disorder and specific phobias
- Psychological impact of scarring and disfigurement
- Chronic pain and its psychological component
- Standardised psychometric testing where appropriate
- Assessments for adults, and children where suitable
- Opinion on prognosis and recommended therapy
- Oral evidence and Part 35 question responses where required
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