UK-wide coverage.
How the panel takes cardiology instructions wherever the claimant or solicitor is based — across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, in three assessment formats.
- Remote Assessments
- In-person Assessments
- Paper-based default for fatal claims
Clinic assessment where examination is material.
Face-to-face examination at a clinic local to the claimant, used where physical assessment is material to the cardiology opinion. Venue arrangements and logistics are handled by the named case manager.
When in-person is the right format
- Functional assessment Where exercise tolerance, examination signs or in-person history-taking are material to the opinion.
- Condition and prognosis Where the report addresses current functional status and care needs and a clinical examination is required.
- Disputed clinical picture Where competing accounts in the records call for direct assessment of the claimant.
How the appointment is arranged
- Local venue The case manager identifies a clinic location convenient to the claimant.
- Records first The consultant reviews records before the appointment to focus the examination on the disputed issues.
- Report follows The report is drafted after the examination, with the assessment findings integrated into the opinion.
Secure video consultation where distance or mobility is the issue.
Secure video consultation where geographic distance, claimant mobility or scheduling pressure makes in-person assessment impractical. Standard option for cross-border instructions where travel adds cost without diagnostic benefit.
When video is the right format
Where the consultation is largely about history-taking, medication review and discussion of symptoms rather than physical examination — or where the claimant’s location or mobility makes a clinic visit disproportionate to the value of the assessment.
Cross-border instructions
Used routinely where a claimant in one UK nation is in a matter handled by a firm in another, and travel logistics would otherwise dominate the cost of the assessment. The opinion is unchanged across jurisdictions; the procedural wrapper differs.
Records-only review where examination is not possible.
Paper-based review is the default format for a substantial portion of cardiology medico-legal work — fatal cardiac events, inquests, historical matters, and any case where examination of the claimant is not necessary or not possible.
Fatal cardiac events
Where the claim concerns a death, examination of the index patient is impossible. The opinion is built from the records, post-mortem findings and clinical timeline.
Inquests
Coroner reports and inquest evidence are records-led by their nature. Reports are prepared to address the questions the coroner is required to answer.
Historical matters
Where the relevant clinical period is years in the past and current examination would add little, the report addresses the historical records and contemporaneous standards.
Send the instruction details.
The panel takes cardiology instructions across the UK in all three assessment formats. Send the case essentials and the case manager will confirm the appropriate format and venue with the quotation.
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