With reference to personal independence payment (PIP), the law states that "manage medication or therapy" means take medication or undertake therapy, where a failure to do so is likely to result in a deterioration in the claimant’s health.
In terms of therapy, the law says that this means to “manage therapeutic activities that are carried out in a domestic setting that are prescribed or recommended by a registered doctor, nurse, pharmacist or healthcare professional regulated by the Health Professions Council.” So this could be, for example, exercises prescribed by a physiotherapist. Activities or therapies that are being undertaken because of personal research or because they have been recommended by someone who doesn’t fit the above definitions in relation to health professionals may not be able to help someone qualify for points for PIP.
"Manage medication or therapy" is relevant to the following personal independence payment activity:
- Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition.
