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5 years 3 months ago #243293 by Cforrest
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Contacted practice manager after GPS trainee refused to fill in your above for more Waiting to heareceive back from practice manager.Same GP had written letter saying I was unfit to work but refusing to then specify problems with daily living
.Dishonest GPS as did not refuse at time but waited weeks to refuse.I have chronic migraine fibromyalgia chronic fatigue .I am on gabepentin and unable to get out of bed until 1230pm every day.I have recently seen neurologist for vertigo and dizzy spells and who newly diagnosed chronic migraine The GPS are saying I am unfit for work and should get benefit but then refusing to provide evidence to help with my PIP Tribunal.
I am in the worst health of my life and GP using argument that they have not seen me at home to comment on how these activities are inhibited.This is siLlysfaen as most appointments outside of the home.Grateful for suggestions of help.
I am a retired mental health nurse but hoped to work part time after retiring early.The fibromyalgia and other conditions has meant that since early 2019 have not been able to work.
.Dishonest GPS as did not refuse at time but waited weeks to refuse.I have chronic migraine fibromyalgia chronic fatigue .I am on gabepentin and unable to get out of bed until 1230pm every day.I have recently seen neurologist for vertigo and dizzy spells and who newly diagnosed chronic migraine The GPS are saying I am unfit for work and should get benefit but then refusing to provide evidence to help with my PIP Tribunal.
I am in the worst health of my life and GP using argument that they have not seen me at home to comment on how these activities are inhibited.This is siLlysfaen as most appointments outside of the home.Grateful for suggestions of help.
I am a retired mental health nurse but hoped to work part time after retiring early.The fibromyalgia and other conditions has meant that since early 2019 have not been able to work.
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5 years 3 months ago #243295 by Gary
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Hi Cforrest
You are not alone when you say your GP has refused to write you a support letter. Not all GP are proactive and a lot of them are under pressure due to volumn of work. I have seen many poor support letters from GPs which claimants have paid for, you do not need a support letter from your GP to be sucessful in claiming PIP although it does help if you get a good one.
You stated in your post that you have seen a neurologist, did you ask them for a copy of their report? again if you have fibromyalgia, chronic migraines and fatigue have you seen any specialist, if so ask them for a copy of their reports.
GP surgeries are under a lot of pressure, quite a few use locums and therefore do not know their patients apart from reading their notes. It is always best when you see a specialist to ask for a copy of their report that they send to your surgery, you do have a right for a copy to be sent to you although I do know that some people are told otherwise but do not allow yourself to be fobbed off.
Take a look at our guide Supporting evidence;
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claim...re-chance-of-success
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You are not alone when you say your GP has refused to write you a support letter. Not all GP are proactive and a lot of them are under pressure due to volumn of work. I have seen many poor support letters from GPs which claimants have paid for, you do not need a support letter from your GP to be sucessful in claiming PIP although it does help if you get a good one.
You stated in your post that you have seen a neurologist, did you ask them for a copy of their report? again if you have fibromyalgia, chronic migraines and fatigue have you seen any specialist, if so ask them for a copy of their reports.
GP surgeries are under a lot of pressure, quite a few use locums and therefore do not know their patients apart from reading their notes. It is always best when you see a specialist to ask for a copy of their report that they send to your surgery, you do have a right for a copy to be sent to you although I do know that some people are told otherwise but do not allow yourself to be fobbed off.
Take a look at our guide Supporting evidence;
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claim...re-chance-of-success
Gary
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5 years 3 months ago #243297 by BIS
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Hi Cforrest
Just to add to the advice that Gary has given. Do not worry that the GP will not give you a supporting letter. You can if you want to pay to have your GP records released to you and then you can use which bits you want.
It is true for many doctors that they don't know how a patient's diagnosis and symptoms affect the PIP criteria.
You say that you are fighting an appeal and the most important thing is for you to fight the area where you didn't receive points and make sure you are able to counter whatever the medical assessment said. Things like fatigue and fibromyalgia can often be challenging to get across.
If you have a friend or relative who knows what you experience, then ask them to write a supporting letter. People often think these types of letters are disregarded, my in my experience of dealing with a number of cases they usually carry some weight.
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Just to add to the advice that Gary has given. Do not worry that the GP will not give you a supporting letter. You can if you want to pay to have your GP records released to you and then you can use which bits you want.
It is true for many doctors that they don't know how a patient's diagnosis and symptoms affect the PIP criteria.
You say that you are fighting an appeal and the most important thing is for you to fight the area where you didn't receive points and make sure you are able to counter whatever the medical assessment said. Things like fatigue and fibromyalgia can often be challenging to get across.
If you have a friend or relative who knows what you experience, then ask them to write a supporting letter. People often think these types of letters are disregarded, my in my experience of dealing with a number of cases they usually carry some weight.
BIS
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5 years 3 months ago #243302 by Logan2
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Hi Cforrest, just a thought but when i go to see any specialist at the hospital i always request a copy of the consultation which are sent out to me so i make my own catalogue of letters for when needed, so maybe helpful to ask at all your appointments. Logan.
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5 years 3 months ago #243305 by Becky
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Has your GP surgery got online services? My practice offers online consultations, appointment making etc. I can access a summary of my medical records which are handy for printing off.
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5 years 3 months ago #243310 by PDix
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If you go on nhs.uk and then onto "How to access your health records" it explains what to do. Access is free and cannot be blocked by admin staff. There is also information about this on the Information Commissioner's Office website (ico.org.uk). Hope this helps.
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