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Video of medical for wca

belinda1960
belinda1960 Posts: 55 Forumite
edited 29 November 2016 at 12:40AM in Benefits & tax credits
Hi,

Not sure if this is old news, but a link below contains a 14 minute video ( refer to video #2 - what to expect at an assessment). It is meant to portray what a claimant may expect on the day of a face to face assessment, including the medical.

It was prepared by Maximus and thus one may have grounds for cynicism.

Do claimants / forum members who have attended a medical feel that the video is helpful and/or accurate ?

https://www.chdauk.co.uk/updates/2015/09/helpful-videos-now-available.

Comments

  • Presumably the PIP assessment is very similar to this one ?.......Jack.
    Retired (Early) April 2015
  • schrodie
    schrodie Posts: 8,410 Forumite
    It's well known that what appears in these videos is very far removed from reality.
  • my hcp, just incorrectly finished my sentances, got me to squeeze his fingers and mashed away on his keyboard (having declined to look at my medication)

    i saw him dancing in to the staffroom.... (literal, statement)

    this was the re-scheduled appointment (second) as the first lady didn't know how to type her password into the computer.

    (i didn't watch the video)
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