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  • One of the key objectives of MedCo is to ensure the quality of Medical Reporting. As part of a package of measures, MedCo regularly conducts Quality Assessments of reports prepared by accredited medical experts. Feedback from the Quality Assessments is [...]

    Published on 4 June 2025

  • 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 [...]

    Published on 3 June 2025

  • Ensuring the independence and quality of medical reports in personal injury claims for soft tissue and 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 [...]

    Published on 3 June 2025

  • In 2024 MedCo commenced a programme of auditing that included Solicitor firms registered as Authorised Users (AUTs) on its service. The purpose of the auditing is to evaluate an AUTs processes, systems and operationsto determine compliance and understanding with key [...]

    Published on 19 May 2025

  • The MedCo Management Information (MI) has today been updated and published. The pack includes the latest search and selection data by unrepresented claimants via the Official Injury Claims (OIC) service and covers the reporting period from May 2024 up to [...]

    Published on 9 May 2025

  • Examination Guidelines  - update and reminder We have today updated the Examination Guidelines to remove references to the use of remote examinations put in place during Covid. We would also like to remind all users that examinations must take place in [...]

    Published on 10 April 2025

  • At a recent meeting the board of directors reviewed MedCo’s operations and the (unaudited) accounts for the year ended 31st December 2024. During that review the board took into account the estimated annual operating costs and capital expenditure for 2025. [...]

    Published on 27 February 2025

  • Following the publication of the Government response to the ‘Revisions to the Medical Reporting Process for Road Traffic Accident Claims’ consultation on 16 December last year, the MoJ have today issued a stakeholder alert to confirm that the following changes [...]

    Published on 18 February 2025

  • MedCo has today written to users to provide advance notification of updates to its User Agreements and MedCo Rules effective from 06 April 2025. These are summarised as follows:   User Agreements All Users Audit notification (AUT section 9, MRO section 8, [...]

    Published on 6 February 2025

  • The MedCo Management Information (MI) has today been updated and published. The pack includes the latest search and selection data by unrepresented claimants via the Official Injury Claims (OIC) service and covers the reporting period from January 2024 up to [...]

    Published on 13 January 2025