Sarah Wallace medical records pagination for Clinco https://clinco.co.uk/author/sarah/ Clinical Record Collation Services Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:02:30 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://clinco.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cropped-clinco-favicon-32x32.png Sarah Wallace medical records pagination for Clinco https://clinco.co.uk/author/sarah/ 32 32 Medical records cyber security https://clinco.co.uk/medical-records-cyber-security/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=medical-records-cyber-security Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:38:55 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=5851 Focus on cyber security is paramount and Clinco provides a protected environment maintained and managed by a set of stringent policies for protecting their clients data whilst records are being paginated.

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]]> Happy New Year to everyone for 2025! https://clinco.co.uk/happy-new-year-to-everyone-for-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-new-year-to-everyone-for-2025 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:23:41 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=5903 Happy New Year to everyone for 2025! We will be back at work from Thursday 2 January, refreshed and ready to go after a good break over Christmas.  We have plenty of work to be getting on with, including a new project we have been asked to undertake.  We love to be recommended so if […]

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]]> Pagination https://clinco.co.uk/pagination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pagination Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:15:29 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/pagination/ At Clinco we are always looking for ways to improve our services.  We have been reviewing our pagination methods in the light of the decisive switch to digital bundles since 2020 – we are hardly ever asked for hard copy sets of medical records these days. Although we have been producing digital bundles since the […]

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]]> 10 years since Clinco moved to Discovery Park https://clinco.co.uk/10-years-since-clinco-moved-to-discovery-park/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-years-since-clinco-moved-to-discovery-park Tue, 28 May 2024 11:16:40 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=5843 It is 10 years this year since Clinco moved to Discovery Park, having outgrown our previous office.  We’re very fortunate to occupy a well-designed modern building with comprehensive reception and support services, a gym, two restaurants and a shop for essentials. Clinco also benefits from 24/7 on-site security – with a security presence in person, […]

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]]> High pagecount disclosure of medical records – pagination issues https://clinco.co.uk/high-pagecount-disclosure-of-medical-records-pagination-issues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=high-pagecount-disclosure-of-medical-records-pagination-issues Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:48:24 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/high-pagecount-disclosure-of-medical-records-pagination-issues/ igh pagecount disclosure of medical records – pagination issues

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]]> Publication of Panel report relating to the Transvaginal Mesh Case Record Review https://clinco.co.uk/publication-of-panel-report-relating-to-the-transvaginal-mesh-case-record-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=publication-of-panel-report-relating-to-the-transvaginal-mesh-case-record-review Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:51:36 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4454 Congratulations to the Panel reporting to the Scottish Government on the Transvaginal Mesh Case Record Review, on publication of their report this week. Click on this link to read the report: https://www.gov.scot/publications/transvaginal-mesh-case-record-review/ Clinco was pleased to assist with the pagination and preparation of the case records, and glad that this important work is progressing for […]

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]]> Congratulations to our wonderful Records Manager Sharon! https://clinco.co.uk/congratulations-to-our-wonderful-records-manager-sharon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congratulations-to-our-wonderful-records-manager-sharon Wed, 17 May 2023 13:17:03 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4440 Congratulations to our wonderful Records Manager, Sharon Philpott, who has completed 10 years at Clinco – lots more to come, we hope! Sharon has been a great colleague to us all and, as many of you know, solves problems and makes everything run smoothly at the Clinco office. We plan to celebrate at a summer […]

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]]> Scottish Government Transvaginal Mesh Case Record Review https://clinco.co.uk/scottish-government-transvaginal-mesh-case-record-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scottish-government-transvaginal-mesh-case-record-review Thu, 04 May 2023 14:01:39 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4437 Clinco was very pleased to have been asked to work for the Transvaginal Mesh Case Record Review commissioned by the Scottish Government, due to report later this year.  Clinco’s remit was the collation and indexing of the medical records of all participants, and preparing chronologies of relevant events for the Review Panel. These are all […]

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]]> Professional development success for Clinco Associate Caseworker https://clinco.co.uk/professional-development-success-for-clinco-associate-caseworker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=professional-development-success-for-clinco-associate-caseworker Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:53:15 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4383 We’re very proud to announce that Clinco Associate Caseworker Katie Osborne-Kadinopoulos has passed her challenging pre-medical course with flying colours.  This is quite something, as she worked for it in her spare time.  Katie already has a law degree, and over fifteen years’ medico-legal experience in analysing medical records.  We’re not surprised that Katie has […]

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]]> Clinco ISO27001 audit passed with flying colours https://clinco.co.uk/clinco-iso27001-audit-passed-with-flying-colours/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clinco-iso27001-audit-passed-with-flying-colours Thu, 12 May 2022 15:05:15 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4414 Commitment to our clients Clinco invests in data security – since 2017 we have worked in accordance with the ISO27001 standard, to ensure that all medical records sent to us for pagination are processed and returned safely.  This is one way we demonstrate commitment to our clients, and to the patients whose records we review. […]

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]]> MEDICAL RECORDS ANALYST WANTED https://clinco.co.uk/medical-records-analyst-wanted/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=medical-records-analyst-wanted Wed, 18 Aug 2021 14:18:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4378 MEDICAL RECORDS ANALYSTS Clinco is looking for medical records analysts to join our specialised team. We collate and analyse medical evidence for lawyers and local authorities. Experience in reading and interpreting medical records is essential.  Successful candidates are likely to have a legal, nursing, medical or scientific background, and will need to have exceptional attention to […]

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]]> Success for Clinco in 5th annual information security audit https://clinco.co.uk/clinco-success-in-5th-annual-information-security-audit-iso-27001/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clinco-success-in-5th-annual-information-security-audit-iso-27001 Mon, 02 Aug 2021 15:07:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4370 Success for Clinco in 5th annual information security audit Clinco continues to build on established information security credentials, with another successful external audit of our information security management system.  Our ISO27001 certificate was reissued in July 2021, after a rigorous investigation into our working methods and risk management procedures. Why work to the ISO 27001 standard? […]

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]]> Clinco to assist with Scottish Government Case Record Review in relation to mesh implant surgery https://clinco.co.uk/clinco-to-assist-with-scottish-government-case-record-review-in-relation-to-mesh-implant-surgery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clinco-to-assist-with-scottish-government-case-record-review-in-relation-to-mesh-implant-surgery Sat, 17 Jul 2021 16:07:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4367 Clinco is pleased to have been asked to take part in the Scottish Government’s Case Record Review in relation to mesh implant surgery.  The Case Record Review is one of a number of measures the Scottish Government has taken in response to the complications arising from mesh surgery: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-57806904

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]]> Update required but existing medical records not in a satisfactory state?  Clinco can help. https://clinco.co.uk/update-required-but-existing-medical-records-not-in-a-satisfactory-state-clinco-can-help/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=update-required-but-existing-medical-records-not-in-a-satisfactory-state-clinco-can-help Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:38:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4348 The groundwork is so important in medical records pagination.  Any update is much more straightforward if the records have been sorted properly at the outset.  For example, they should be divided into clinical specialties, admissions, surgical and theatre records by operation, in correct date order within each category. Where this has not happened the bundle […]

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]]> Electronic medical records – easier to alter after the event? https://clinco.co.uk/electronic-medical-records-easier-to-alter-after-the-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=electronic-medical-records-easier-to-alter-after-the-event Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:01:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4327 We hardly ever see cases where medical records have been changed after the event.  We believe this is vanishingly rare and the vast majority of cases are dealt with in good faith by healthcare providers facing an allegation of clinical negligence.  However, we know of two cases where the court has found that records were […]

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]]> Gillian Castle – squaring up to birth trauma and stoma use https://clinco.co.uk/gillian-castle-squaring-up-to-birth-trauma-and-stoma-use/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gillian-castle-squaring-up-to-birth-trauma-and-stoma-use Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:56:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4318 Gillian Castle sustained a life-changing injury whilst giving birth in 2011 – a 4th degree tear, resulting in a permanent stoma.  She was unable to get on with life with a new baby in the way she’d hoped, or continue her career as a police officer.  She says herself that she was initially in a […]

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]]> Working remotely? Let us know how we can assist – we’re here to help. https://clinco.co.uk/working-remotely-let-us-know-can-assist-help/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=working-remotely-let-us-know-can-assist-help Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:28:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4308 At Clinco we’ve started 2021 assisting many of our clients to consolidate flexible and digital working. Working remotely? Clinco is a remote service, we are used to digital working.  We’re well placed to advise and assist our clients with their needs.  We are still seeing plenty of hard copy records, but we’re seeing a steady […]

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]]> Versatility and resilience during the pandemic https://clinco.co.uk/versatility-resilience-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=versatility-resilience-pandemic Fri, 20 Nov 2020 16:54:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4293 Since March, we’ve been impressed by the versatility and resilience of our clients, who haven’t missed a beat as the pandemic hit.   Some of them had already converted to paperless working, others adopted it swiftly and efficiently with the need to work from home.  We’ve been able to assist them with all their requirements for […]

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]]> Flexible and digital – paperless working comes into its own https://clinco.co.uk/flexible-digital-paperless-working-comes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flexible-digital-paperless-working-comes Mon, 12 Oct 2020 15:16:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4283 A move to more flexible and digital working At Clinco we’ve been busy through the summer and early autumn assisting many of our clients transition to more flexible and digital working.  Here are some of the new areas where we’ve been able to help: We’ve… liaised with fee earners working from home enabling them to […]

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]]> Clinco recommended for ISO 27001 re-certification https://clinco.co.uk/clinco-recommended-iso-27001-re-certification/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clinco-recommended-iso-27001-re-certification Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:44:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4256 ISO 27001 re-certification We are delighted to say that following a  rigorous two day external audit, Clinco has  been recommended for re-certification to ISO 27001, the leading international standard on data security. Having completed our first full three-year cycle under the audit regime, we would like to reflect for a moment on the satisfaction of […]

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]]> Resilience in unprecedented times https://clinco.co.uk/resilience-in-unprecedented-times/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=resilience-in-unprecedented-times Mon, 04 May 2020 10:37:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4249 We have been impressed by the resilience of the firms who have continued to send us new pagination instructions over the last month.  It’s good to see that departments are working well and finding new ways to communicate, share work and move matters forward.  We continue to receive a high volume of medical records in […]

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]]> Modern Law Awards https://clinco.co.uk/modern-law-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=modern-law-awards Fri, 07 Feb 2020 22:05:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4240 At Clinco, we aim to make a difference by working to a higher standard.  So any firm instructing us should find their expectations exceeded. We are here to lighten the load, solve problems and do the groundwork so that the case proceeds smoothly. We don’t usually compare our organisation to others – we leave that to […]

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]]> Medical records and pagination: the CJC report on fixed costs in lower value cases https://clinco.co.uk/cjc-report-fixed-costs-lower-value-cases-medical-records-pagination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cjc-report-fixed-costs-lower-value-cases-medical-records-pagination Tue, 10 Dec 2019 16:57:31 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4216 We posted our general observations recently on the recommendations of the CJC report published in October.  As a medical records pagination service, our specific area of interest is the preparation of medical records.  The report makes several references to this stage of the case. Fixed pagination costs The report recommends that the claimant retain the […]

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]]> CJC report on fixed costs in lower value cases – some observations https://clinco.co.uk/cjc-report-fixed-costs-lower-value-cases/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cjc-report-fixed-costs-lower-value-cases Thu, 05 Dec 2019 14:06:31 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4208 The CJC report on fixed costs in lower value cases – some observations Fixed costs are back in the spotlight with the report of the CJC in October 2019.  As a pagination service, we have paid close attention to the issues raised in the CJC report concerning the preparation and pagination of medical records and […]

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]]> Pagination of medical records – updates made easy… https://clinco.co.uk/pagination-medical-records-updates-made-easy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pagination-medical-records-updates-made-easy Wed, 13 Nov 2019 17:18:31 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4204 A busy summer turned into a busy autumn.  We’ve been hard at work in the Clinco offices, processing cases and moving matters forward for our client firms.    We’ve been seeing a number of very complex high value cases which have made full use of our expertise.   These cases are likely to run for many years.  […]

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]]> Success in Clinco’s third annual ISO27001 audit https://clinco.co.uk/success-clincos-third-annual-iso27001-audit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=success-clincos-third-annual-iso27001-audit Sat, 06 Jul 2019 13:11:31 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4199 At Clinco we have just undergone our third annual ISO27001 audit with our best ever results.  For those of you not familiar with ISO27001, it’s the international data protection standard which we have chosen to apply to all our systems and processes.  This means that when medical records come to us for pagination, whether electronically […]

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]]> Opening imaging CDs…Clinco is here to help! https://clinco.co.uk/open-imaging-cds-help/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-imaging-cds-help Tue, 11 Jun 2019 15:49:31 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4190 Opening imaging discs is a constant bugbear for those involved in clinical negligence cases.   At a recent conference hosted by Inspire MediLaw, those who expressed their frustration included most of the experts and specialist solicitors present. CDs are not a very suitable method of storing large complex graphic files, such as X rays and other […]

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]]> Firm ordered to pay £100k after evidence mistake https://clinco.co.uk/firm-ordered-pay-100k-evidence-mistake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=firm-ordered-pay-100k-evidence-mistake Fri, 03 May 2019 09:46:31 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4176 The case of Hanbury,  which was reported recently in the Law Society Gazette,  caught my eye.  Click here to see the article in question. It’s a salutary tale. If a fatal case is being investigated, and there has been a post mortem examination, make sure the medical expert sees the post mortem report and any associated test […]

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]]> How green is our office? https://clinco.co.uk/green-office/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=green-office Wed, 10 Apr 2019 12:48:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4158 How green is our office? At Clinco we have a lot to think about in our day-to-day work. Analysing medical records requires total concentration.  However, we recently took some time out to carry out an environmental impact study on the green credentials of our workplace here at Discovery Park. In other words, just how green is our […]

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]]> It’s 10 years since we opened the doors at Clinco and welcomed our first client https://clinco.co.uk/10-years-counting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-years-counting Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:28:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4148 10 years and counting…! Time has gone very fast but it’s 10 years since we opened the doors at Clinco and welcomed our first client (still with us today).   In that time, we have seen big changes in litigation funding, costs and the serious injury landscape.  Standards of medical care in our hard-pressed NHS continue […]

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]]> Faster turnaround for your medical records when using electronic transfer! https://clinco.co.uk/faster-turnaround-medical-records-using-electronic-transfer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=faster-turnaround-medical-records-using-electronic-transfer Mon, 07 Jan 2019 15:40:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4133 Electronic transfer of medical records Clinco has been at the forefront of digital documentation and data security in relation to pagination of medical records over the last few years.  There are still lots of firms out th­­ere using hard copies of medical records; but more and more are turning to digital format to read and […]

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]]> No job too big or too small… https://clinco.co.uk/no-job-too-big-or-too-small/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-job-too-big-or-too-small Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:58:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4067 This week our largest ever case and our smallest ever case were both, by complete coincidence, with us at the same time.  Both were sent out on the same day.  The small one was only 18 pages. Behind every set of medical records we see, there is a person going through a dreadful time and […]

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]]> Autumn update https://clinco.co.uk/autumn-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=autumn-update Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:53:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4059 We’ve had a busy Autumn so far at Clinco.  Not much time to enjoy the beautiful sunshine outside!  But it’s been a productive and interesting period.  We’ll soon be getting in touch with our clients to report to them on activity over the year, to check their preferences are up to date, and offer to […]

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]]> Favourable changes regarding disclosure of medical records following GDPR https://clinco.co.uk/disclosure-medical-records-gdpr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disclosure-medical-records-gdpr Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:17:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4054 One piece of good news for clinical negligence practitioners is that their requests for medical records from healthcare providers should now be met free of charge, and more quickly than was sometimes the case pre-GDPR.  Whilst the previous statutory charge of £50.00 (which applied except where the patient was deceased) was generally considered reasonable and […]

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]]> Clinco ISO27001 external audit success https://clinco.co.uk/iso27001-external-audit-success-clinco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iso27001-external-audit-success-clinco Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:34:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4044 The ISO27001 external auditor came to the Clinco offices yesterday to scrutinise our data protection systems. These are subject to annual audit.  Having achieved the data protection standard last year, we now have 18 months’ worth of evidence to show commitment and integrity in relation to information security.  We took the decision two years ago […]

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]]> ISO27001 data protection certification….a year in! https://clinco.co.uk/clinco-gdpr-iso2700-external-annual-audit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clinco-gdpr-iso2700-external-annual-audit Tue, 05 Jun 2018 09:06:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4038 We’re just working up to our first external annual audit for ISO27001 – that’s the international data protection standard, which Clinco attained last summer.  We’re bringing our first audit a few weeks forward so we can tie it in with the earliest days of GDPR application, but we have now completed a full year’s certified […]

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]]> GDPR long overdue? https://clinco.co.uk/gdpr-long-overdue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gdpr-long-overdue Tue, 27 Mar 2018 13:49:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4029 We’ve all seen so many articles and commentaries about GDPR in recent weeks that the tendency may be to ‘switch off’.  Wrong!  Those of us who work daily with highly confidential medical records – as our pagination service does – have a duty of care to the patient to maintain confidentiality by reducing the risk […]

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]]> ‘First do no harm’ – but what when things go wrong? https://clinco.co.uk/first-do-no-harm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-do-no-harm Thu, 01 Mar 2018 11:21:16 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4021 We’ve seen a couple of very high profile cases in the media recently, where mistakes made by doctors have had tragic consequences.  In the case of 6 year old Jack Adcock, paediatrician Dr H Bawa-Garba was criticised (and prosecuted) for errors made leading to his death.   In the other case, 5 year old Ellie-May Clark […]

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]]> Costs in clinical negligence cases https://clinco.co.uk/costs-clinical-negligence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=costs-clinical-negligence Mon, 05 Feb 2018 14:00:15 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4012 A front page article published in the Telegraph last week used very emotive language when discussing the costs of clinical negligence claims – the potential bankruptcy of the NHS, no less, by implication due to the greed of claimants and their lawyers.  I think the article was about the recent changes to the discount rate […]

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]]> Clinco – proud to be shortlisted for the Modern Law Awards 2018 https://clinco.co.uk/clinco-shortlisted-modern-law-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clinco-shortlisted-modern-law-awards Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:16:15 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=4004 It’s very pleasing that Clinco has been shortlisted in the Modern Law Awards 2018, and we look forward to the awards ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel W2 on Thursday evening.  It should be a great evening with champagne reception, black tie dinner and entertainment.  The awards were launched five years ago to ‘celebrate and […]

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]]> Evidential failures in criminal cases – is there an application to clinical negligence? https://clinco.co.uk/evidential-failures-criminal-cases-application-clinical-negligence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evidential-failures-criminal-cases-application-clinical-negligence Thu, 04 Jan 2018 19:08:15 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=3991 Failings in case preparation in recent criminal cases We’ve all seen reports in the national press about failings in case preparation in recent criminal cases.  In the most extreme case, a trial for rape collapsed after two days in December when it emerged that key evidence favourable to his case had not been disclosed to […]

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]]> Get your medical records paginated for the New Year…and a clear desk for the holiday season https://clinco.co.uk/medical-records-paginated/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=medical-records-paginated Wed, 29 Nov 2017 21:05:15 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=3951 If you have medical records that need to be paginated and would like to get them off your desk,  send them to us at Clinco.  If you get them to us before 10 December, we’ll get them back to you before 22 December so you can report to your client before Christmas.   If the timing […]

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]]> Would you like to save your medical expert’s time and reduce the cost of his or her report? https://clinco.co.uk/medical-expert-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=medical-expert-report Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:29:15 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=3937 Would you like to save your medical expert’s time, reduce the cost of his report, and have your case brought to the top of the pile? OK, we have the answer. Ask any experienced medical expert in any specialty, who is frequently instructed in clinical negligence and complex PI cases, and they will tell you […]

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]]> Pagination of medical records is not a commodity https://clinco.co.uk/pagination-medical-records/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pagination-medical-records Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:26:15 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=3845 The pagination of medical records is not a commodity, like steel or rice, where the product is always the same.   Pagination is a service, where the quality may vary greatly from one pagination company to another – just as one law firm may be better than another.  Excellent and consistent quality is especially important in […]

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]]> Going the distance – a challenge completed https://clinco.co.uk/headway-change-collection-jar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=headway-change-collection-jar Wed, 18 Oct 2017 07:52:58 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=3773 I took a couple of days out of the office last week – and a day of the weekend – to walk a circular 66 mile loop of the beautiful East Kent countryside from Broadstairs to Canterbury, then the first section of the Via Francigena to Dover (it goes all the way to Rome!) and […]

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]]> Learning from Deaths in the NHS https://clinco.co.uk/learning-deaths-nhs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=learning-deaths-nhs Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:22:58 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=3759 In December 2016 the CQC prepared a report called Learning, Candour and Responsibility which was critical of the way that Trusts respond to the death of patients under their care.  In particular, the report highlighted failings in family liaison and the lack of method in identification of deaths to be investigated, as well as inconsistent […]

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]]> Clinco – taking the lead on flexible employment https://clinco.co.uk/clinco-taking-lead-flexible-employment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clinco-taking-lead-flexible-employment Thu, 28 Sep 2017 14:28:58 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=3754 At Clinco, all staff are fully employed and office-based.  We believe this leads to consistency and quality from a fully integrated and supported team – all essential when providing complex professional services such as the analysis of medical records.  Highly motivated and dedicated as our staff are, all have busy lives outside the workplace.  Clinco […]

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]]> Regulation and compliance – please ask for a copy of our free GDPR checklist https://clinco.co.uk/regulation-compliance-free-gdpr-checklist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=regulation-compliance-free-gdpr-checklist Tue, 19 Sep 2017 19:04:58 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=3738 Having posted a blog last week about regulation in relation to medical records outsourcing, to tie in with what firms are doing to prepare for the General Data Protection Regulation due to take effect from May 2018, we decided to go further and provide a checklist to make compliance easier. We have included the SRA […]

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]]> Using a medical collation service – regulation and compliance https://clinco.co.uk/regulation-compliance-using-medical-collation-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=regulation-compliance-using-medical-collation-service Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:51:58 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=3727 It’s become common practice in recent years for clinical negligence practitioners to use a collation service – to order and paginate the medical records, and often to provide a chronological summary of events. Outsourcing makes great sense and there’s been a natural uptake from medical lawyers, who are used to sending records out for other […]

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]]> Clinco achieves highly-rated data protection standard: ISO 27001 https://clinco.co.uk/clinco-achieves-highly-rated-data-protection-standard-iso-27001/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clinco-achieves-highly-rated-data-protection-standard-iso-27001 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:33:58 +0000 https://clinco.co.uk/?p=3703 We are delighted to announce that Clinco has achieved certification to the internationally recognised ISO 27001 standard in information security.  We believe that we are the first collation service in the UK to be accredited in this way.  Having been through the rigorous process successfully, Clinco can offer clients complete confidence that information and medical […]

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