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  • MedCo responds to announcement of MoJ consultation

    Future Provision of Medical Reports in Road Traffic Accident related Personal Injury Claims Published: 18 April 2019 The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published a consultation entitled ‘Future Provision of Medical Reports in Road Traffic Accident related Personal Injury Claims’ [...]

    Published on 18 April 2019

  • Notice of Revisions to MedCo Qualifying Criteria Guidance FAQs

    Published: 25 January 2019 MedCo has today published an updated MRO Qualifying Criteria Guidance FAQ document which contains a minor amendment to questions 2 (b)(ii) regarding appropriate venues.

    Published on 25 January 2019

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    Personal Injury Reforms Announcement – Jan 2021

    Published: 11 January 2021 The Government has today announced that the personal injury reforms which were due to be implemented in April this year will now be implemented in May 2021. Read the full Written Statement

    Published on 11 January 2019

  • MRO User Update – Notice of Revisions to the MRO Qualifying Criteria Audit Guide

    Published: 14 December 2018 MedCo have today written to notify MROs that MedCo has today published an updated MRO Qualifying Criteria Audit Guide (‘Audit Guide’). During 2018, complaints made to MedCo and findings from a minority of MRO audits [...]

    Published on 14 December 2018

  • Authorised User Update for Solicitors

    Requirement for MedCo Reports Published: 26 October 2018 MedCo has today written to its authorised users as it has come to attention that some users believe that MedCo reports are not required if a soft tissue claim falls out [...]

    Published on 26 October 2018

  • Guidance on the use of Adminstrative Agencies

    Published: 24 October 2018 MedCo does not object in principle to medical experts using the services of administrative agencies (AAs). It has, however, come to our attention that some of these AAs appear to be operating as unauthorised MROs. MedCo [...]

    Published on 24 October 2018