Screening Reports

Claimant’s solicitors typically instruct these to determine if there is merit in a Claim. Whilst brief it is important to be sure there are reasonable grounds for Breach of Duty and then Causation. There is little point in spending time on a claim that will be easily defended. Often however there are aspects of the case that are not immediately obvious and these need to be teased out. These reports then can follow on to assist with the drafting of the Particulars of Claim.

• Private patient v Private Chartered Physiotherapist

  Screening Report on breach of duty in respect of the standard of Physiotherapy care for a low back pain claim.

• NHS patient v NHS Chartered Physiotherapist – Musculoskeletal outpatients

  Screening Report on breach of duty in respect of the standard of care provided in relation to a calf pain and DVT diagnosis.

• NHS patient v NHS Chartered Physiotherapist

  Screening Report on allegations of negligence and breach of duty stemming from the suggested failure of the treating physiotherapist to refer to the Orthopaedic Department when physio failed to ease the shoulder pain.

• NHS patient v NHS Chartered Physiotherapist

  Report for the NHSR to respond to the letter of claim on allegations of a failure of a Physiotherapist to make an immediate referral to Orthopaedics in the light of symptoms of Cauda Equina.

• NHS patient v NHS Chartered Physiotherapist

  Report for the Claimant regarding whether treatment was given in accordance with good practice and whether any particular acts or omissions of the treating practitioners fell below a level of reasonable care with respect to a left knee injury.

• NHS patient v NHS Trust / Chartered Physiotherapist

  Independent expert report for the Claimant to consider a breach of duty in requiring the Claimant to carry out a specific exercise from which she fell causing a wrist injury.