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3 years 10 months ago #260520 by digitalrace
ESA Telephone medical. was created by digitalrace
Hello,
After years of paper based assessments for PIP and ESA I've unexpectedly been asked to do a telephone assessment after recently submitting an ESA50 for reassessment of my ESA.
I have three questions:
1.Do I have to request that my medical be recorded or is it done automatically?
2.Does DWP still use LiMA?
3.Is the Health Assessment Advisory Service a private company like ATOS and Maximus?
Kind regards

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3 years 10 months ago #260534 by Gary
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Hi commited

I had not heard of LiMA so had to do a bit of digging

In answer to your questions:

1) Assessments are not yet recorded automatically, we recommend claimants make a covert recording, see page 93 on our PIP guide. If you ask your assessment centre to record the interview then it could delay your claim.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip

2) Did not know what LiMA was so had to look it up. The assessors - who are nurses, doctors or physiotherapists - are guided and prompted by a computer programme, designed by Atos in conjunction with the DWP, called the 'Logic-integrated Medical Assessment' or 'LiMA'.
I do not know if this is still being used.

3) I believe that the Health Assessment Advisory Service is another name for Maximus which is a private company.

Gary
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