ABOUT THE TPS FRAMEWORK

Trauma Pain Support Ltd
01 Medico-Legal Teams
For Claimant-Side Serious Injury Teams

Closing the gap between
clinical complexity
and legal argument.

The TPS Programme is a structured analytical framework for serious injury teams handling complex RTA cases — the first of its kind for medico-legal teams in the UK.

10
Structured analytical modules covering the full clinical-to-legal journey
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Annual firmwide UK licence — one fee, all offices, no per-seat costs
UK
First structured analytical framework of its kind for medico-legal teams
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The problem
The evidence gap

Complex RTA cases fail at the evidence gap — not at the evidence.

The injuries are documented. The medical records exist. The expert reports are in place. And yet the case still falls short — because the clinical picture is rarely translated into a clear, structured, and evidentially defensible account of what the claimant can no longer do, why recovery has stalled, and what support or intervention is now required.

“These cases do not fall short because the injuries are undocumented. They fall short because the clinical picture is rarely translated into a legally coherent argument.”

That gap is often exposed in litigation. The TPS Programme gives serious injury teams the analytical structure to close it before it is used against their client.

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The programme
Ten modules. One framework.

Built for serious injury teams.

A ten-module analytical framework licensed for internal use. Each module addresses a distinct dimension of the clinical-to-legal translation problem in complex RTA cases. Full module descriptions are available on request.

01
Psychological Barriers to Recovery
Mapping trauma, fear-avoidance and psychological drivers of chronicity
02
Functional Impact Analysis
Domain-by-domain assessment of what the claimant can no longer do
03
Pain Mechanisms & Central Sensitisation
Building the evidential case for chronic pain presentations
04
Vocational Disruption
Structured analysis of employment impact and future work capacity
05
Rehabilitation Pathway Analysis
Identifying gaps, stalled progress and what intervention is required
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Dependency & Care Mapping
Evidencing informal and formal care needs with defensible structure
07
Expert Evidence Review
Identifying weaknesses, gaps and instructing targeted expert evidence
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Evidential Coherence Assessment
Testing whether the clinical and legal picture holds together
09
Long-Term Rehabilitation Planning
Building defensible, costed rehabilitation arguments for settlement
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Structured Narrative Reporting
Producing a legally coherent account of the claimant’s position
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Licensing
One licence. Your entire firm.

Annual Firmwide UK Licence.

One licence. One fee. Your entire firm. Every office. Across the UK.

No per-seat fees. No per-office fees. No exceptions. Every fee earner handling complex RTA cases, at every location across the UK, is covered under a single annual licence agreement.

Annual firmwide UK licence — one fee, all offices
No per-seat costs. No per-office costs.
Internal use within your organisation across the UK
Formal licence agreement — governed by English law
Fee schedule available on request
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About TPS
Built by a specialist.

Grounded in evidence.

The TPS Programme was developed by Esther Christopher, founder of Trauma Pain Support Ltd, from deep expertise at the intersection of rehabilitation, chronic pain, psychological trauma and medico-legal evidence in serious RTA cases.

The framework is grounded in current clinical guidelines including NICE NG116, and developed through direct engagement with the evidential challenges facing serious injury teams in complex RTA litigation.

“The framework addresses a gap that serious injury practitioners encounter in complex RTA cases — the failure to translate clinical complexity into a legally coherent and evidentially defensible account of the claimant’s position.”

— Esther Christopher, Founder, Trauma Pain Support Ltd

WDRC 2026 — Oral Presenter, Bali — accepted following double-blind peer review
Naidex 2026 Speaker — NEC Birmingham
East of England StartUp Awards Finalist 2026
NICE Registered Stakeholder

Ready to close the gap?

Book a call and tell us a little about your team’s needs. We’ll come prepared with the programme overview and fee schedule — no commitment required.

Professional Memberships: RSM · BSPRM · VRA · SOM · UKABIF · IPIC · NICE Registered Stakeholder

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