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Query from ESA medical leaflet
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13 years 3 months ago #63891 by asdman
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In the leaflet sent with my ESA medical appointment letter it says:
"You may notice people who arrive after you being called to their assessment before you are. This is because different healthcare professionals do different types of assessment"
So are there, for instance, HCPs who specialise in assessing claimants with mental health issues? I re-arranged my appointment and was thinking that maybe the original appointment was made specifically with an HCP who specialised in my sort of problems and now I might get someone less appropriate at the re-arranged appointment.
"You may notice people who arrive after you being called to their assessment before you are. This is because different healthcare professionals do different types of assessment"
So are there, for instance, HCPs who specialise in assessing claimants with mental health issues? I re-arranged my appointment and was thinking that maybe the original appointment was made specifically with an HCP who specialised in my sort of problems and now I might get someone less appropriate at the re-arranged appointment.
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13 years 3 months ago #63892 by Gordon
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Replied by Gordon on topic Re:Query from ESA medical leaflet
asdman wrote:
If you have a specific disorder, you can request an appropriately trained assessor, but they are not obliged to provide one.
Certainly a mental health conditiom would be reason for making a request, but ultimately the standard ATOS response is that all of their staff are trained in disability assessment.
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They will use certain resources in preference to others, so for example I know you get a "doctor" for MS but only a "nurse" for ME/CFS.In the leaflet sent with my ESA medical appointment letter it says:
"You may notice people who arrive after you being called to their assessment before you are. This is because different healthcare professionals do different types of assessment"
So are there, for instance, HCPs who specialise in assessing claimants with mental health issues? I re-arranged my appointment and was thinking that maybe the original appointment was made specifically with an HCP who specialised in my sort of problems and now I might get someone less appropriate at the re-arranged appointment.
If you have a specific disorder, you can request an appropriately trained assessor, but they are not obliged to provide one.
Certainly a mental health conditiom would be reason for making a request, but ultimately the standard ATOS response is that all of their staff are trained in disability assessment.
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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13 years 3 months ago #63965 by mayflower
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I have CFS/ME & was seen by a doctor for my first WCA some 18 months ago & was placed in the WRAG. For my reassessment a few months ago I was again seen by another doctor, who had a background knowledge of CFS/ME, & this time I was placed in the Support Group.
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13 years 3 months ago #63968 by smc
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I have ME/CFS and last time I had medical it was PCA and not the new WCA but I was see by a doctor, in fact all my medicals have been by doctors.
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