DWP assessment

missbiggles1

rogerblack wrote: »

This ('how does this stop you working') is entirely the point of a work focused interview.
A WFI is intended to address barriers the claimant might have to entering the workplace, and suggest possible courses or workarounds, amongst other things.

Even if unarguably qualified for ESA, people can be quite able to work, and the WFI should not be silent on this issue.

Roger, you're nit picking and you know it.

Savvy_Sue

Kayslay wrote: »

I can't tell you how p*ss taking it is that there's nothing I'm able to do about any of this.

One thing which did occur to me from your other thread is that there's a test you'd like to have which your GP has so far refused.

In your shoes I might research whether there's any dietary or other advice which someone for whom this test proved positive would be given while they awaited further treatment / diagnosis / surgery.

I won't make any suggestions because it might look like medical advice, but I have known people with problems with that organ, and they have had specific advice which has been helpful.

Maybe you've thought of that already ...

Kayslay

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

One thing which did occur to me from your other thread is that there's a test you'd like to have which your GP has so far refused.

In your shoes I might research whether there's any dietary or other advice which someone for whom this test proved positive would be given while they awaited further treatment / diagnosis / surgery.

I won't make any suggestions because it might look like medical advice, but I have known people with problems with that organ, and they have had specific advice which has been helpful.

Maybe you've thought of that already ...

That is actually a pretty good idea and I've not actually thought of that before thank you very much.

I've decided to seek out a private consultation with a gastroenterologist, I can't afford the diagnostic tests but I hope the consultant can write up recommendations of tests I should have done and will bring it to my GP. Hopefully it goes as planned.

Errata

Kayslay wrote: »

I have nothing to hide nor am I lying so hopefully I'll be fine.

It's just I had an appointment at the job centre a few months back and the "advisor" asked me why exactly I can't work, I gave her my 2 main symptoms which are dizziness and pain on the right side of my abdomen and her exact reply was "but how does that stop you from working then?"

TBH that would be my question also.

Kayslay

Errata wrote: »

TBH that would be my question also.

I'd have thought my dizziness and abdominal pain (my main 2 symptoms) should have been a good enough answer no?

Errata

It clearly wasn't, unless you're dizzy all the time and on permanent strong pain relief. Many people with Meniere's dizzyness are able to work, many people with abdominal pain are able to work. It rather depends on the severity of the problem as to how people are effected.

Kayslay

Errata wrote: »

It clearly wasn't, unless you're dizzy all the time and on permanent strong pain relief. Many people with Meniere's dizzyness are able to work, many people with abdominal pain are able to work. It rather depends on the severity of the problem as to how people are effected.

Yup I am dizzy/have Blurred vision all the time sometimes worse than others but never completely free of dizziness.

I suppose I need to see the dwp people how I see doctors, the biggest mistake IMO doctors make is thinking every patient is the same.

Kayslay

I called in to postpone the assessment today because I have an appointment with a private neurogastroenterologist (yes I've only just heard about this branch of Medicine recently) and wanted to take the report from that to the assessment.

I have to say the person on the phone was extremely rude and had a poor understanding of English (although I think they were native English judging by their accent). I hope the level of professionalism isn't as low at the actual assessment.