Independent Medical Reporting

Westminster Medical Ltd. was founded in 1983 by Dr. Andrew Saywood to provide an independent and impartial medical advisory and reporting service.

Westminster Medical specialises in the preparation of overview reports in cases of medical negligence and personal injury claims, including Civil and Criminal cases. The reports are impartial, detailed and comprehensive with explanations of all medical terminology.

Thus, the risk assessment of a case can be assessed easily to avoid waste of time and money, an essential factor for conditional fee arrangements.

Further expert medical opinion is available for all specialities and our consultants are experienced in medico-legal matters.

We provide bound bundles of paginated medical records to be used in conjunction with the reports and identify any notes that are missing or altered.

Dr Saywood is a trained Arbitrator and Mediator.

In some cases clinical photography can illustrate a problem far more effectively than words, so where necessary photographs accompany the reports. Similarly, we can provide video recordings to demonstrate care needs. These, “Day in the Life Of” videos, establish a patient’s problems in a way prose never can and are a very effective tool.

All investigations can be arranged in-house such as, blood tests, X-rays, ECGs, MRI scans etc.

Special consideration can be given to rates of fees for larger turnover of minor personal injury cases, such as road traffic accidents.

When it is administratively efficient for our clients, it may be possible for a block booking of medicals to be done elsewhere, for example, at the site of employment. In some special circumstances, patients can be seen in their own home.

Usually, urgent cases and consultations can be accommodated.

We conduct medical reports for disability and employment claims involving the Disability Discrimination Act.