Solicitor

[jennyjoan]

My solicitor asked me to pick up notes from my GP re my car accident and get them to her - that was no problem which I did.

When I got the "notes" - I was surprised to find they were as thick as a book.

What are these?

[fiction-factory]

Maybe records of all previous surgery visits health issues in order to hep establish the starting point for a 'before accident' and 'post accident' comparison. May also be a collection of photos and x rays

[fiction-factory]

Did you read the notes? I know I would have done

[jennyjoan]

no - they were addressed to her

[TonyV]

Your medical notes follow you around from GP to GP from birth, so dependent upon age and how often you visit GP, yes, can get quite thick.

[jennyjoan]

does solicitor need to know my med notes from years ago - I;m sure she wouldn't have time to read them all

[Mamyalynne]

No, as FF said at first they will be all documents,reports,copies of tests,x rays etc and any medications prescribed following your accident.

It's amazing how these things can pile up.

[TonyV]

I guess on your condition pre / post accident and any underlying medical conditions you may have had. solicitors charge by 0.1 of the hour, so hope you aren't not paying her fees to read your medical life history. In reality it won't be your solicitor reading all of your notes, more likely a junior member staff, who will point out anything of consequence to your solicitor. Why not ask your solicitor why she needs all of your notes?

[TonyV]

Lynne sounds like a echo chamber between FF and myself lol. Tends to take me a while writing longish replies on iPad and one finger.

[Sqad]

The whole medical notes are absolutely essential if your case goes to court. The medical expert will go through your note with a tooth and comb to find a reason, in the past, that pre-dates your accident which could dissociate your symptoms from your accident, thus invalidating or at least diminishing the veracity of your claim.