× Members

medicals.

More
13 years 6 months ago #27480 by Faery
medicals. was created by Faery
My husband has among other things, Asperger Syndrome. He doesn't talk to strangers. Am I going to be able to talk for him when ATOS send someone to visit?

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Survivor
13 years 6 months ago #27496 by Survivor
Replied by Survivor on topic Re: medicals.
There's official guidance on this to Atos practitioners on pp44-45 of the Guidance for Examining Health Practitioners in the members area of the DLA info.

It seems to say that people must be allowed to have carers with them and that information from carers should be taken into account, but these two things are mentioned separately and it doesn't say that they have to pay attention to what the carer chooses to say rather than what they ask the carer about.

Maybe someone else can find something more helpful.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
13 years 6 months ago #27521 by Faery
Replied by Faery on topic Re:medicals.
Just found this in the Hansard document on the other board:

There are also existing arrangements for a third person to claim and act for a customer who is unable to act or communicate on their own behalf. Medical assessments will continue to take account of the severity of a customer's condition or disablement, as well as the expectation of improvement or a worsening of that condition.


Thanks to Pete17971 for posting it!

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Moderators: GordonGaryBISCatherineWendyKellygreekqueenpeterKatherineSuper UserjimmckChris
We use cookies

We use cookies on our website. Some of them are essential for the operation of the site, while others help us to improve this site and the user experience (tracking cookies). You can decide for yourself whether you want to allow cookies or not. Please note that if you reject them, you may not be able to use all the functionalities of the site.