Passed esa medical.

crescent678

i got a letter today telling me that i have passed my medical for esa and that am now in the work focused support group,i also got my back dated money.but i also received a letter for a medical for esa,i only just passed my medical in january, why do i have to have another medical,what do they want to know or look for this time.

many thanks

dmg24

Do you mean the Work Related Activity Group?

What does your new letter say? It is likely that it is for the Work Focused Health Related Assessment, to look at steps which can be taken to help you into work.

healy

crescent678 wrote: »

i got a letter today telling me that i have passed my medical for esa and that am now in the work focused support group,i also got my back dated money.but i also received a letter for a medical for esa,i only just passed my medical in january, why do i have to have another medical,what do they want to know or look for this time.

many thanks

It sounds like the Work Focused Health Related Assessment.

The work focused health related assessment is part of the Work Capability Assessment for Employment and Support Allowance.

Claimants who are assessed as having limited capability for work but who are capable of work related activity will usually undergo this assessment. Claimants in the support group will not be required to attend this assessment.

The work-focused health-related assessment (WFHRA) collects additional information about the things that you can do despite your condition. In this respect, it is coming from the opposite direction to the first two tests, which focus on the things you can’t do. The WFHRA also collects information about any health interventions that could improve your condition and thus support a move back into work. This could include the use of appropriate aids and adaptations.

The information required for the WFHRA is collected on a WFHRA form, during the medical conducted by the health care professional working on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions . This information will be then put into a ‘capability report’. If you are placed in the work-related activity group of claimants and are required to attend follow-up work-focused interviews, this report will be made available to both you and the personal adviser at each interview.

crescent678

i dont like leaving the house so will i be able to have this done in my house like i did my medical, i just wondered why i had received a letter from medical people today on the same day i received a letter stating i had passed my medical.will it be the same questions as before or something total different, am so nervous about all this just as i thought i had nothing to worry about.

please help
many thanks

NASA_2

Like Healy says, it is probably the WFHRA, they seperated the two parts of the medical to try and reduce the backlogs.

It wont be the same questions - they are now going to look at what sort of work or training you might be able to do.

You cannot be forced back to work but you will need to attend the WFI's.

crescent678

a lady from jcp says i should appeal as she would have thought they put me in a support group since i am never over the front door.dont know if i should appeal or have the medical they want me to have.