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ESA WCA outcome - DWP notified GP without consent.

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2 years 2 weeks ago #282447 by Bobble
Hi,

When completing my NSESA application I withheld consent for my GP to be notified of the outcome.

Today whilst checking my medical record for a test result I found a note saying that I had been found not fit for work. When I looked further into it there is a letter from the DWP informing my GP that I have had a WCA assessment, the outcome, date of decision, and that the GP should not issue any further fit notes.

For reasons I am not going to discuss on open forum I had a very good reason for not wanting my GP to be notified of the outcome of the WCA.

I am very unhappy about this. Quite literally fuming at the gills.

Is this a common occurrence? Do I have any recourse? And if so, could complaining about this cause any problems with my claim?

Many thanks,

Bobble
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2 years 2 weeks ago #282468 by BIS
Hi Bobbie

You are not the first person to mention this has happened to them. I can't tell you whether or not it is a common occurrence. You are free to complain about this breach, and complaining won't affect your claim.

BIS

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