Are you waiting ages for PIP assessment and wish you'd given more detail?

dori2o

jlawrence wrote: »

Hi Dori, and if the GP is asked to prepare reports for say 10 patients a day, the queue to see that doctor will get longer. Fact. Why should I and many others like me have to wait up to two weeks to see a GP simply because you consider that the GP's time is better spent sorting out your benefit claims?
I have paid tax and NIC for over 40 years - don't you think that I should have some level of priority, given that I have never claimed or received any sickness or disability benefit in those 40 years? I certainly would have a conscience of wasting my GP's time, shame that you haven't.

The GP is there to assist in improving your health. That assistance takes many different forms. The letters I have asked the GP to prepare have enabled additional assistance to be provided that help me to manage my condition.

If you are waiting 2 weeks to see a Doctor then pro-actively do something about it. It has very little to do with GP's writing reports and much more to do with insufficient GP opening hours, insufficient staffing, unnecessary red tape, disorganised GP practices.

The most pro-active option for you to try is changing practice.

My concience is clear, my GP is happy to help.

jlawrence

dori2o wrote: »

The GP is there to assist in improving your health. That assistance takes many different forms. The letters I have asked the GP to prepare have enabled additional assistance to be provided that help me to manage my condition.

If you are waiting 2 weeks to see a Doctor then pro-actively do something about it. It has very little to do with GP's writing reports and much more to do with insufficient GP opening hours, insufficient staffing, unnecessary red tape, disorganised GP practices.

The most pro-active option for you to try is changing practice.

My concience is clear, my GP is happy to help.

"I'm all right Jack" seems to fit!

Confuseddot

I repeat don't feed the troll !!!

clark24

SailorSam wrote: »

There was something on the Bbc NW news last night about the delays in PIP. I think they were talking about cancer sufferers in particular, the MP for Wavertree/Liverpool was asking questions in the House 'cos one of her constituents had waited so long. A Govt spokeman said it was all sorted now and nobody should need to wait longer than 26wks.

Nobody that has cancer or nobody applying for PIP? Although obviously the use of the word 'should' was probably carefully chosen, in reality almost everybody does wait much more than 26 weeks, they shouldn't but they do.

Indie_Kid

clark24 wrote: »

Nobody that has cancer or nobody applying for PIP? Although obviously the use of the word 'should' was probably carefully chosen, in reality almost everybody does wait much more than 26 weeks, they shouldn't but they do.

I think it's those who have cancer. Or rather, those with terminal illness. Last I heard, they were waiting up to 8 weeks or so.

clark24

Indie_Kid wrote: »

I think it's those who have cancer. Or rather, those with terminal illness. Last I heard, they were waiting up to 8 weeks or so.

It's shocking isn't it. And the lies told by ATOS and Capita are horrendous, not only the lies they tell us but the ones they tell the DWP etc, it just seems nobody involved in the process is capable of being honest.

jlawrence

clark24 wrote: »

It's shocking isn't it. And the lies told by ATOS and Capita are horrendous, not only the lies they tell us but the ones they tell the DWP etc, it just seems nobody involved in the process is capable of being honest.

And people criticise us for not making claims for PIP with all of that carry on. Better to be content and poor than to be stressed and rich.

clark24

jlawrence wrote: »

And people criticise us for not making claims for PIP with all of that carry on. Better to be content and poor than to be stressed and rich.

well I'm beyond stressed and utterly penniless

jlawrence

clark24 wrote: »

well I'm beyond stressed and utterly penniless

So sorry to hear that. I'm not stressed at the moment as we are using the capital that was set aside to repay our mortgage. Content and heading towards poverty is our situation. Neither of us can work, in fact there is little that we can do for ourselves.
Getting involved in PIP/DLA seems a vicious nightmare.