Remote medical examinations during the pandemic.

The following link is to an article on remote medical examinations by the well-known barrister Giles Eyre:

I think the important bullets from his article are:

often not suitable in complex cases, or when recovery has not been made.
will the examination have validity in the context of the case? The inability to test joint stability or tests for menisci etc etc are likely to make remote orthopaedic examination of doubtful value in many contexts.
no observers or prompting
confirm that the Claimant’s lawyer agrees, and obtain patient consent
needs to be recorded in its entirety, and the recording stored securely & confidentially until at least 7 years after the Claim is concluded
several steps to follow during the consultation in order to achieve on-video consent
you may discover during the call that matters are not so straightforward as they appeared, and that remote consultation is not sufficient
you are more reliant on what the Claimant tells you than usual, you need to think about this because if you are too uncritical, you may be criticised

Montico