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1 month 4 weeks ago #294867 by Cadno
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I had a telephone assessment last week for ESA. I have a few physical health conditions and mental health conditions including PTSD and severe anxiety.
The health professional only asked questions relating to my mental health and it’s impact on my daily life and didn’t ask anything about my physical health conditions. Is it possible than that I may be placed into the support group based on the impact of my mental health issues alone. I assume not questioning my physical conditions would mean not assessing my health fully and not giving the decision maker the full picture to make the final decision.
The health professional also asked me to answer yes or no to some questions as she recognised and acknowledged the distress and panic I was experiencing throughout the assessment. I am concerned about this in hindsight however my support worker was party to the call and spoke on my behalf when she could.
The health professional only asked questions relating to my mental health and it’s impact on my daily life and didn’t ask anything about my physical health conditions. Is it possible than that I may be placed into the support group based on the impact of my mental health issues alone. I assume not questioning my physical conditions would mean not assessing my health fully and not giving the decision maker the full picture to make the final decision.
The health professional also asked me to answer yes or no to some questions as she recognised and acknowledged the distress and panic I was experiencing throughout the assessment. I am concerned about this in hindsight however my support worker was party to the call and spoke on my behalf when she could.
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1 month 4 weeks ago #294871 by David
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Hi Cariad,
It is great that you had your support worker with you as an independent witness. It sounds like your health professional was being considerate and we can only hope you will be placed in the Support Group which is possible on mental health reasons alone.
You could try phoning ESA and ask for a copy of the ESA85 which is the report on your assessment. Usually though they won't post it until a decision has been made.
Hope this helps,
David
It is great that you had your support worker with you as an independent witness. It sounds like your health professional was being considerate and we can only hope you will be placed in the Support Group which is possible on mental health reasons alone.
You could try phoning ESA and ask for a copy of the ESA85 which is the report on your assessment. Usually though they won't post it until a decision has been made.
Hope this helps,
David
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1 month 4 weeks ago #294889 by Cadno
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Thank you David, I will contact them for a copy of the report.
I’m assuming that not asking about the impact of my physical health conditions would mean I could use this fact if I needed to challenge the decision if not placed in the support group.
I’m assuming that not asking about the impact of my physical health conditions would mean I could use this fact if I needed to challenge the decision if not placed in the support group.
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1 month 4 weeks ago #294893 by David
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Hi Cariad,
Yes you could use that fact to challenge the decision if the time came. At the end of the day it's all about points and generating them from the descriptors.
David
Yes you could use that fact to challenge the decision if the time came. At the end of the day it's all about points and generating them from the descriptors.
David
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