ESA Medical Possibly Failed

cit_k

Invalidation wrote: »

Seeing that there seems to be some sort of discrepancy about these reports. Would it be permissable to record the Interview?
Im assuming that if one is too disabled then this Interview would have to be done at the claimants home. If that was the scenario would it be permissable to actually record the Interview? I have several tiny cameras that will record up to 2 hours on a small card that could easily be secreted away.
This would act as either a back up for the claimant or interviewer

Dont tell them you are recording if you do it covertly they will not conduct the medical and stop your benefits.

You can record covertly quite legally...

You can also ask them if you can have the medical recorded, benefits and work has a template letter, but few have had success so far.. but worth thinking about.

Test the cams to make sure they pick up the audio clearly....

L-M

I can see what you're saying about an independant witness...I just thought that maybe if it was someone who was not related to you/didn't have a vested interest it might be ok?

For example where I live we have a fantastic disability information centre, it's part of the NHS trust, and one of their advisors will help with DLA forms etc, if someone from an organisation like that attended would they be seem as being independant do you think ? It would actually be quite insulting to them I would think to be accused of being biased! They helped me complete my DLA forms and they were nothing but proffesional, they were helpful but at all times they wanted honesty and not for me to exagerate/use my worst day (which I absolutely wouldn't have anyway)

I realise that no-one apart from the ATOS doctor is in a position to judge eligability, but the stories of blatant lies by them is really really worrying, perhaps they would be less likely to do so with a witness present?

FTW

CarlMethHead wrote: »

Sounds like you would make a good audio typist!

I do. I've done it several times over.

NorthernLights_2

L-M wrote: »

...but the stories of blatant lies by them is really really worrying, perhaps they would be less likely to do so with a witness present?

This seems to be endemic, I filled out my claim for ESA over the phone and the man taking the call entered details I specifically did NOT say, and left out things I did say, which are then on this sworn statement I'm going to be held to, and then when I took in my form for HB after I'd filled it out (and aside from the odd typo, I'm very literate and have no problems understanding forms like that) he went through and started ticking god knows what on there, on the body of the form I'D already signed!

I was too ill that day to ask what he was doing, and too alarmed he'd hold it against me or something, but it proves that even without actual "lies" stuff will get put in your records that is incorrect or that you didn't agree to. It's frightening.

CarlMethHead

This is why I'm going to take photos of my completed IB50 in all its sections before I post it off.

pwales_2

CarlMethHead wrote: »

This is why I'm going to take photos of my completed IB50 in all its sections before I post it off.

or just photocopy it :-/

FTW

pwales wrote: »

or just photocopy it :-/

Or scan it.

CarlMethHead

Easier to just take pictures - I don't have a photocopier or scanner lying around.

Skinticket

I wrote a 13 page appeal, posted it today. sent them the original and kept a photocopy for myself.

FTW

Skinticket wrote: »

I wrote a 13 page appeal, posted it today. sent them the original and kept a photocopy for myself.

Any telephone correspondence you have with the DWP or Atos should also be recorded.