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worrywart wrote: Well had assessment - she was half hour late but at least it went ahead, she was very thorough and spent a lot of time on my medical history back to 1986! By the time we got to the actual questions I felt it was a bit rushed, she was nice enough and was here almost 3 hours, she had a laptop and typed constantly. She made me do some musco skeletal tests, some of which I refused.
I'm just not sure how it went to be honest,
Can they film the assessments, I just have this feeling it was filmed - not that that makes any difference to me but be interested to know.
I will let you know the outcome but they have said 4-6 weeks .
It would be illegal for them to film you during an assessment, a serious breach of confidentiality which could easily lead to dismissal.
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worrywart wrote: Ok thanks Gordon. Now she has gone I realise I forgot to say something quite relevant - the use of incontinence pads. She focused on the bowel aspect of toileting but never mentioned the bladder, in addition I understand that just by the use of an incntinence pad I could get a couple of points - should I email capita to explain this point?
Did you include it in your PIP2? As long as you did then I don't think you need to do any more, it's likely that the report has already been written and submitted to the DWP already.
You could write to the DWP, for the attention of the Decision Maker, but again, if it was in your PIP2 yo should not need to, but if you feel it is important to your claim then drop them a line.
Sending Documents to the DWP or Maximus, ATOS or Capita
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If I wanted a copy of the report, how long do I have to wait and from whom do I request it.
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I'm afraid I long ago gave up trying to predict the outcome of an assessment based on how the claimant thought it went.

You should be able to order the report now, give the PIP office that is handling your claim a call.
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Sorry I know yu don't have crystal ball but I value your thoughts..
Thank you again,
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