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Can i confirm that it will be alright to bring somebody else to the Assessment?
A family friend. (He's a Solicitor)0 -
Can i confirm that it will be alright to bring somebody else to the Assessment?
A family friend. (He's a Solicitor)
I asked the same question to Atos directly about a reporter I'm taking with me as my carer for the day and they said yes that would be fine so long as they are not there in any official capacity as a reporter.0 -
sicknotethefirst wrote: »I asked the same question to Atos directly about a reporter I'm taking with me as my carer for the day and they said yes that would be fine so long as they are not there in any official capacity as a reporter.
Why what they scared of ?:jYou can have everything you wont in lfe, If you only help enough other people to get what they wont.:j0 -
Can i confirm that it will be alright to bring somebody else to the Assessment?
A family friend. (He's a Solicitor)
I don't think you have to report what he dose for a living.
Just take them. They are there to look after you and your interests. Just the same as If you took your Mum,wife,Dad,Or a friend.
If you took any of these. You would not bother reporting what they did for a living. I have read about one lady that took her sisters husbands brother with her. It just so happened that the guy was a GP.:jYou can have everything you wont in lfe, If you only help enough other people to get what they wont.:j0 -
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zoominatorone wrote: »ATOS REP
I wouldn't waste your time, you will get nothing but abuse, in particular from the ones with mental health "issues" who will use you as a metaphorical punching bag.
I can't see any abusive comments zoomin , however I can see that some questions asked when the thread was posted still remain unanswered and some posters rightly so are frustrated with the lack of response .
As the title of the thread is "
Ask Atos Healthcare disability assessment questions. "
It appearers to self defeating , perhaps it should read Ask Atos Healthcare, disibility assesment questions however they may decide not to answer .Never tell .0 -
MSE_Andrea wrote: »Hi everyone
We understand this is a controversial subject but we need to ask your help to try to get questions answered quicker.
Could you try to keep questions to one per post and ask them as clearly as possible please?
We'd like this thread to continue, to help people see the questions and their answers, so please try to keep it pleasant and on topic.
Thank you
Andrea
I appreciate that my post at http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=58555081&postcount=129 had more than one question in it so in the hope that they might be answered more quickly I will re-post them as individual questions (apologies in advance for the following numerous posts)0 -
Can you please explain the decision making process that decides whether a claimant is required to attend a WCA or not? In 2011, I received an ESA50 to transfer me from Incapacity Benefit to ESA. I completed the form and was granted ESA (work related activity group) without having to attend an assessment.
Approximately 12 months later (in the same week) I received another ESA50 and a DLA renewal form. As the questions are very similar in both forms the answers provided were very similar. More so, as my condition had neither improved nor deteriorated in the 12 months since my last ESA50 was completed, the form was more or less a carbon copy of the previous form with the appropriate changes to medication etc made. I was awarded DLA at the same rate for 2 years yet this time I was called in for a WCA with regards to ESA. I find this lack of continuity extremely confusing. If I received enough points from the paper sift one year why did I not the next when the forms were almost identical?0 -
I know that this might be a bit of a crossover with the DWP Decision Maker's process however in my “Secretary of State’s Response” there is a paragraph stating that: “lt is important to distinguish between the role of the health care professional, and that of the GP. The primary role of the GP is to diagnose and treat any medical conditions that their patient presents to them. A GP does not routinely consider the functional restrictions appropriate to the activities and descriptors of the limited capability for work assessment”. Prior to my WCA, my Consultant Psychiatrist was not consulted on his opinion as to my "functional restrictions appropriate to the activities and descriptors of the limited capability for work assessment" despite him treating me for more than 2 years and me being under the supervision of a Consultant Psychiatrist for more than 4 years. Surely a Consultant Psychiatrist would fall into the category of a "Health Care Professional" so the question is why was he not consulted prior to the WCA?
Since my WCA, my Psychiatrist has submitted 2 letters (all be it to the DWP decision maker) with regards to this matter after he personally studied the WCA handbook (http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/wca-handbook.pdf) and the current legislation with regards to Limited Capability for Work (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2...ade?view=plain) and (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2...ade?view=plain). I feel that if he had been consulted prior to the WCA the assessor would have had a much better overview of my conditions and how they affect me in everyday life and would hopefully have prevented me from the current hell I am going through in fighting the decision that has been made to award me 0 points.0 -
Throughout the ESA85 Medical Report it is recorded that I "did not make rocking movements" with an additional note stating that "rocking may indicate anxiety". One of my conditions is severe anxiety and it is obvious to anyone around me when I am anxious. Amongst my symptoms my hands shake, I begin to stutter and my legs shake uncontrollably. There are usually also other obvious physical signs.
In the “Atos Healthcare Evidence Based Protocols for the Disability Analyst” Anxiety guide (EBM Anxiety, Version: 2a (draft), MED/S2/CMEP~0055 (c)) (located at http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/reques...idence_based_p) page 17 states that “An anxious claimant may be sweating and have shaking hands. They may be hyper-alert, looking around the room, and constantly shifting in their chair. They may avoid eye contact, be tearful, and may have difficulty with their concentration and speech”.
Can you please explain why your assessment only counts "rocking" as being a sign of anxiety when this contradicts your own protocols?0
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