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Independent Clinical Review & Medico-Legal Services

Evidence-focused independent clinical review for professional referrers, commissioners, organisations and families seeking careful scrutiny of complex care or medico-legal questions.

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Clinical review services

Independent, case-specific clinical input

Each enquiry is reviewed against the referral question, available evidence, clinician expertise and applicable professional requirements.

CYP Continuing Care / Complex Care Reviews

Independent review of continuing care assessments, care packages, clinical evidence, risk, commissioned support and complex-care needs.

Support may be provided to families, solicitors, case managers, commissioners and healthcare organisations.

  • Continuing care and complex-care documentation
  • Existing clinical reports and MDT evidence
  • Care plans and risk assessments
  • Current commissioned support and package adequacy
  • Evidence relating to assessed health and care needs

Independent Nursing & Clinical Opinions

Independent clinical review of complex paediatric care and whether current support appropriately reflects assessed health needs.

  • Complex-care needs
  • Adequacy of existing care packages
  • Clinical risk
  • Safeguarding concerns
  • Care planning and clinical evidence

Expert Witness & Medico-Legal Services

Expert clinical opinions and reports may be provided within each clinician’s individual area of professional expertise.

  • CYP complex and continuing care
  • Neurodevelopmental conditions
  • Mental health
  • Related clinical matters within the clinician’s professional scope
Referral partners

Who We Work With

We accept enquiries from:

Solicitors

Case managers

Local authorities

Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and NHS organisations

Insurers

Advocacy organisations

Families

Other healthcare organisations

Scope of work

What We Can Provide

Depending on the referral question, accepted scope and individual clinician expertise, support may include:

Record review

Chronology and evidence analysis

Independent clinical assessment

Written clinical reports

MDT attendance

Case conference attendance

Professional consultations

Expert reports, where appropriate

Court attendance, where appropriate

Professional scope and case acceptance

Services are subject to case suitability, conflict checks and the expertise and professional scope of the individual clinician.

Expert reports and court attendance are offered only where appropriate and after relevant governance, professional indemnity and individual clinician suitability requirements have been confirmed. An enquiry does not guarantee case acceptance.

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Medico-Legal & Independent Clinical Review Enquiries

Tell us briefly about the referral question, instructing party and timescale. Please do not send highly sensitive records until secure sharing arrangements have been agreed.

Before sending your enquiry

  • Provide a brief referral question and the service you are seeking.
  • Include your organisation, role and required timescale where relevant.
  • Do not upload or email clinical records at this stage. Secure document-sharing arrangements can be agreed after initial review.
  • Submitting an enquiry does not confirm case acceptance or clinician availability.

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info@brightmindscentre.org

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Please do not include detailed clinical records or unnecessary sensitive information.