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10 years 1 month ago #144126 by oneandonly
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Please could you tell me what medical conditions do Pip and DWP have to by law get a Dr to examine you
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10 years 1 month ago #144134 by foss27
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None.
Each claim is decided on its own merits.
Each claim is decided on its own merits.
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10 years 1 month ago #144141 by oneandonly
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Thought I had read somewhere on this forum with a Brain Injury have to be accessed by a doctor
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10 years 1 month ago #144146 by Gordon
There is no legal requirement for a doctor to perform an assessment due to the claimant having a particular condition or injury, only that the assessor meets the minimum requirements set by the DWP for Disability Assessment.
There does appear to be a procedural agreement between the DWP and the Assessment Providers (APs) that doctors will perform assessments for certain conditions, however, I cannot find a list of what those conditions are. Feedback from the forum would suggest that the "list" is not enforced on all occasions as we regularly hear of assessments being re-arranged so that a doctor is available, only to see other members with the same conditions being assessed by assessors with lower qualifications.
It is important to understand that you cannot insist that a doctor carries out an assessment, nor can you assume that one carried out by someone else is sub standard.
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oneandonly wrote: Thought I had read somewhere on this forum with a Brain Injury have to be accessed by a doctor
There is no legal requirement for a doctor to perform an assessment due to the claimant having a particular condition or injury, only that the assessor meets the minimum requirements set by the DWP for Disability Assessment.
There does appear to be a procedural agreement between the DWP and the Assessment Providers (APs) that doctors will perform assessments for certain conditions, however, I cannot find a list of what those conditions are. Feedback from the forum would suggest that the "list" is not enforced on all occasions as we regularly hear of assessments being re-arranged so that a doctor is available, only to see other members with the same conditions being assessed by assessors with lower qualifications.
It is important to understand that you cannot insist that a doctor carries out an assessment, nor can you assume that one carried out by someone else is sub standard.
Gordon
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10 years 1 month ago #144163 by ty
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Gordon wrote:
oneandonly wrote: There does appear to be a procedural agreement between the DWP and the Assessment Providers (APs) that doctors will perform assessments for certain conditions, however, I cannot find a list of what those conditions are.
Gordon
Gordon, does this help?
I had this bookmarked when doing my own research. I don't know if the link works, if not theres enough there to do a google search.
kittysjones.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/wha...ut-atos-assessments/
hth
ty
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10 years 1 month ago #144172 by foss27
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The link still works and is extemely useful.
Thank you for this.
Thank you for this.
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