Esa Medicle exam Twisted everything i have said!!

healy

LYNSTEG wrote: »

See next time you go to to a incapacity benefit exam,please go with a friend,and you are also allowed to tape the session and your friend can take notes,and as for the lady being friendly dont make me laugh, she is trying to get you off guard, its all about the money.

You are unlikely to be able to tape the medical. You could ask permission but it would probably be declined.

pipkin71

jox, I would say with the amount of pain you are experiencing that you need to go back to your GP / consultant and ask for your medication to be reviewed. Getting the dosage right so that you are relatively pain free can have an immediate improvement on quality of life.

With regards tasks you find difficult due to your health, can you ask for a referral or make a self-referral to your local OH team or adult social services team/ There are many aides available to help you in your normal day to day life so that it isn't such a struggle.

LYNSTEG

healy wrote: »

You are unlikely to be able to tape the medical. You could ask permission but it would probably be declined.

I beg to differ about asking permission,Peter Mathison,chief executive of benefits agency has stated that tape recording is allowed at the exam.:p

healy

LYNSTEG wrote: »

I beg to differ about asking permission,Peter Mathison,chief executive of benefits agency has stated that tape recording is allowed at the exam.:p

If they do allow it it has be carried out by a professional and paid for by the claimant, this would put most people off the idea. If this is not in place it will be declined.

LYNSTEG

I agree that a tape recording has to be done properly,you cant just go in to an exam with a recorder and record,however the cab advises people how to mak a proper recording which is fairly basic ie you have to state the time of the recording who is present where the recording is at and state that it is an exam,if it is not done properly it will be useless,however the recording would not be declined.who states that the recording will be declined if a professional recorder is not present?

healy

LYNSTEG wrote: »

I agree that a tape recording has to be done properly,you cant just go in to an exam with a recorder and record,however the cab advises people how to mak a proper recording which is fairly basic ie you have to state the time of the recording who is present where the recording is at and state that it is an exam,if it is not done properly it will be useless,however the recording would not be declined.who states that the recording will be declined if a professional recorder is not present?

You and the CAB are both wrong.

The recording you describe would be declined.

The Incapacity Benefit Handbook For Approved Doctors states that if a recording is to be carried out it has to be carried out by a professional.

NASA_2

I googled Peter Mathison and Tape Recording. It brought up records from the mid to late 90's. The 'Benefits Agency' must have been called the Benefits Agency when he made that statement.

nogginthenog

healy wrote: »

You and the CAB are both wrong.

The recording you describe would be declined.

The Incapacity Benefit Handbook For Approved Doctors states that if a recording is to be carried out it has to be carried out by a professional.

That is 100% correct.

nogginthenog

1. Audio and video taping of examinations

Should a claimant attend the assessment requesting permission to either audio or videotape the medical assessment you should politely refuse on the following grounds:

The Department for Work and Pensions never requires that a medical assessment for the purpose of advising on entitlement to state sickness or disability benefits be recorded on audio or videotape.

Such a claimant request can only be agreed with the prior consent of the examining practitioner, and then only if stringent safeguards are in place to ensure that the recording is complete, accurate, and that the facility is available for simultaneous copies to be made available to all parties present. The recording must be made by a professional operator, on equipment of a high standard, properly calibrated by a qualified engineer immediately prior to the recording being made.

The equipment must have facility for reproduction so that a copy of the tape can be retained by all parties

The responsibility for meeting the cost of the above requirement rests with the claimant.

Any request by a claimant for an assessment to be audio or videotaped must be declined unless the above safeguards are in place. The claimant must instead be offered the opportunity of a rescheduled assessment in the presence of a companion or other witness. If the claimant refuses to avail him/her self of this opportunity and refuses to proceed with the assessment, the practitioner should return the file to the Department for Work and Pensions with a note explaining the situation.

Unauthorised taping

It is for Atos Healthcare, in conjunction with their legal advisers, to determine the action to be taken in the event of a claimant making an audio or video recording without the prior knowledge and consent of the examining practitioner, or without ensuring that the safeguards defined

~Chameleon~

Oh dear, you lot really are slacking in here!

Hadn't you picked up on the fact jox and mandyboops1973 are one and the same person :whistle: