The Verity values
The highest professional ethical standards are a hallmark of everything we do at Verity Medico-Legal.
Respect for the examinee is a fundamental principle that is implicitly and explicitly observed by Verity examiners and staff. The assessment has to be an experience where the examinee feels comfortable, despite the stressors inherent in attending their medico-legal assessment. The assessing psychiatrist and Verity staff, take note of the physical and emotional needs of the examinee, recognising that many psychiatric personal injury claims arise from physical injuries.
The Verity name guarantees a high standard of assessment and report.
Verity prides itself on a quick turnaround between the independent medical assessment and delivery of the report.
Each report shall reflect the particular situation of the examinee. That the assessing psychiatrist understands the person they have assessed, will be evident in the report they produce.
Every examinee is treated as the unique Individual they are. A diagnosis only tells us what symptoms the client has in common with everyone else who shares that diagnosis. We need to be able to understand and explain a client’s vulnerabilities, and strengths, which led them to be affected in this particular way. We need to explain why this person is so impaired, in response to this particular incident, accident, or circumstance.
Irrespective of the source of the referral, whether for plaintiff or respondent, objectivity must be ensured.
Sources of potential bias must always be brought to consciousness by the examiner, in order to attempt to avoid unconscious influences, which are part of the nature of any examination. The report must be balanced. The report must acknowledge any difficulties associated with the assessment itself. The report must comment on seeming inconsistencies. The assessment must be discussed in the light of other reports and records that were provided to the examiner by the briefing law firm, prior to the assessment.