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Medico-Legal Reports

Standard Rate

(up to 24 hours turnaround time)

£1.30 per minute of dictation*

 

Priority Rate

(processed immediately and returned once complete)

£1.60 per minute of dictation*

 

* Rounded up to the nearest minute

At OutSec Legal, we are aware of the pressures faced by medical professionals.

 

At OutSec Legal we have experienced medico-legal transcriptionists who can type up medical reports.

What are Medico-Legal Reports?

A medico-legal report is a document prepared by a medical professional to assist you in legal cases that require medical evidence. Depending on the specifics of your situation and the case, the report may need to detail your condition, medical history, and other relevant medical facts, along with information about your treatment plan and a professional assessment of your progress. This information is provided to legal firms and solicitors to support your case in court or other legal proceedings.

What are the Main Types of Medico-Legal Report?

Personal Injury Medico-Legal Reports

Personal injury medico-legal reports are conducted to evaluate the physical and psychological effects of injuries resulting from accidents or negligence. They examine the injury's severity, the level of impairment, and potential long-term consequences. 

 

These assessments help determine the appropriate compensation for the injured party and provide objective medical evidence to support their claims.

Occupational Health Medico-Legal Reports

Occupational health assessments evaluate the impact of workplace hazards on an individual’s health and well-being, particularly in cases of work-related illnesses or injuries.

 

Medico-legal professionals examine exposure to harmful substances, ergonomic factors, psychological stress, and other occupational risks. They offer objective opinions on causation, prognosis, and the individual's ability to continue working in the same environment.

Mental Health Medico-Legal Reports

Mental health assessments are crucial in cases involving psychological injuries, psychiatric disorders, or emotional trauma. These assessments aim to evaluate an individual's mental state, diagnose any mental health conditions, and assess the impact on their daily functioning, relationships, and overall quality of life.

 

Medico-legal experts use various psychological tests, interviews, and evaluations to provide accurate assessments and support legal proceedings.

Disability Medico-Legal Reports

Disability assessments concentrate on evaluating the functional limitations and impairments resulting from physical or mental conditions. These evaluations are essential for determining an individual’s eligibility for disability benefits, accommodations, or insurance claims.

 

Medico-legal experts carefully review medical records, perform physical examinations, and assess how the disability affects the person's daily life and ability to work.

Medical Litigation/Malpractice Medico-Legal Reports

Medical malpractice assessments evaluate whether medical professionals delivered substandard care that resulted in patient harm. Medico-legal experts review medical records, conduct thorough investigations, and compare the healthcare provider's actions to the expected standard of care in similar situations.

 

These assessments are vital for establishing liability, determining damages, and seeking justice for victims of medical negligence.

Who processes our medico-legal work?

OutSec's medico-legal team is made up of medical secretaries all of whom have had medico-legal transcription experience..  All our medico-legal transcriptionists have been handpicked for their knowledge and expertise and are Microsoft Word experts and have advanced word processing skills including indexing and tables, footnotes and automatic numbering to name a few.
 
All our medico-legal transcriptionists understand legal and medical terminology including commonly used Latin terms.  This makes our medico-legal transcriptionist team one of the best in the industry.  All of our medico-legal typists have signed strict confidentiality agreements.

Pricing for Manuscript Amendments

For manuscript files or amendments: see: legal copy typing

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Secure Medico- Legal Document Production, Formatting & Editing Service

OutSec Legal are: GDPR compliant; Cyber Essentials Certified. We are independently audited annually for Cyber Essentials. At OutSec Legal we employ bank-level security so your data stays confidential, safe & secure..  

Quality Medico-Legal Document Production 

Our medico-legal typists have a minimum of 10 years of experience working in the medico-legal sector.. This enables us to provide the best quality medico-legal transcriptions and document services.

Guaranteed Turnaround Times

Fast turnaround times to ensure your work is returned to your practice on time.  We also offer  an urgent transcription service for those who are under time pressures.

App

Need a digital recorder? Well, we have an app to do just that - it turns your smartphone or tablet into a digital dictation recorder. Why not use our legal transcription app to access your transcriptions on the go.

 

 

 

 

 

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What Makes OutSec Legal The Best Medico-Legal Transcription Service & Legal Document Production Service in the UK?

  • OutSec Legal has been designed for the medico-legal sector to offer the best quality remote medico-legal typing and document production, formatting and editing services at cost-effective pricing;

  • OutSec Legal are GDPR compliant;

  • OutSec Legal are Cyber Essentials certified which is audited and assessed independently;

  • OutSec Legal only use experienced medico-legal secretaries, who have medical transcription experience and legal knowledge, all of whom have signed strict confidentiality agreements with us.;

  • With OutSec Legal there is no need for expensive dictation equipment;

  • OutSec Legal offers a free dictation app to customers.  This allows legal dictation files to be recorded on your smartphone or tablet;

  • With OutSec Legal there are no contracts, no monthly fees, no minimum spends or hidden fees. The service is on a pay-as-you-go basis, meaning you are in control. 

  • OutSec Legal offers copy typing, fix and format, file conversion and other services.

  • OutSec Legal provides itemised billing each month, so you know what you have spent and when;

  • OutSec Legal are able to work with your existing medico-legal precedents and templates or lists of standard paragraphs;

  • Our document production specialists can even improve upon existing templates or precedents for you to improve productivity;

  • OutSec Legal offers multi-voice transcription. We can transcribe recorded remote meetings and provide Zoom transcription. Microsoft Teams transcription & Skype transcription;

  • OutSec Legal can integrate with leading digital dictation software platforms such as BigHand, Dictamen, Olympus ODMS and Philips Speechwrite.  

  • OutSec Legal is based in the United Kingdom and is a UK-registered company.  

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