Ensuring the independence and quality of medical reports in personal injury claims for whiplash is a key part of MedCo’s role. That includes maintaining the ongoing quality and value of medical expert’s training through the medical expert’s accreditation process.

Medical experts must be MedCo accredited before they can be selected to provide medical reports through the MedCo system.

Annual CPD for medical experts

After achieving the initial accreditation certificate, all experts are transferred into the MedCo Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Programme.

The CPD academic year runs from 1 June to 31 May each year.

The MedCo Board have confirmed that the CPD requirement for the academic year 2025/2026 for Medical Experts will be 6 hours.

This year there will be more mandatory modules for experts, and these will have a shorter deadline and will be in addition to the annual 6-hour requirement. This will start with an annual test module soon after the start of the new CPD year and will cover common issues and themes from quality assessments (QAs) and audits.

The Education and Training Committee will be monitoring closely to ensure that experts select a good variety of modules and avoid repeating the same content too frequently.

All Experts are responsible for maintaining their own accredited status by completing the annual CPD requirement.

What do I need to do?

MROs and Authorised Users should continue to check MedCo to ensure that expert(s) are operational prior to instruction.

How do I check the status of a Medical Expert?

To check the MedCo status of a medical expert you can us the Expert Enquiry Service. Find out how to use the service here:

https://medco.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/check-the-medco-status-of-a-medical-expert-1.pdf

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