Taking copy of your ESA50 to the Assessment.

Hi,

Had my IB to ESA migration letter, 12 days ago, so I am expecting the ESA50 to arrive in the next 7 to 10 days.

I am trying to foresee any problems before they may arise.

Advice on B&W, is to take copy of your ESA50 to your assessment, which my companion intends to do.

On the premise that you have evidence that your ESA50 has arrived at ATOS, by the deadline, and you have no fresh evidence to add, what is the benefit of doing this?.

My companion intends to take notes, and covertly record the assessment, they will also have copy of relevant extracts of the WCA Handbook with them to refer to.(e.g. HCP should have read ESA50+Evidence)

The companion will ask the HCP whether they have read the ESA50, and if they have copy of it to hand.

Their reply will be recorded in writing, and on audio.

So, what if they answer "NO", should copy of the ESA50 be thrust upon them?, if so what is the benefit in doing this?.

Hope you understand what I'm getting at here.

cheers

bro58

At my medical the doctor had a file for me which he opened. I could see a form that had been filled in by my GP and under that the ESA50 that I had filled in.

Seeing my ESA50, I asked the doc if he had looked at it. He paused and then asked me to tell him what was wrong.

My presumption is they do not ever look at your ESA50, even when it is available and right in front of them.

Good luck
cmarie

cmarie510 wrote:

At my medical the doctor had a file for me which he opened. I could see a form that had been filled in by my GP and under that the ESA50 that I had filled in.

Seeing my ESA50, I asked the doc if he had looked at it. He paused and then asked me to tell him what was wrong.

My presumption is they do not ever look at your ESA50, even when it is available and right in front of them.

Good luck
cmarie

You can't say for sure he had not read it, because he asked you whats wrong.. many people here will have been sent to hospital by GP to see another dr sometimes before you go they send you for tests.. they will of course also had full history from your GP but still the first thing they ask you when you sit down is whats wrong

in some cases your presumption will be right but the way most drs work is they ask that basic question and look you over and i dont mean test you but look how are you dress do you look tired how do you walk... and thats not just atos drs

Thanks for the comments CM, and OD, however unfortunately both posts don't really answers my questions.

cheers

bro58

bro58 wrote:

Hi,

Had my IB to ESA migration letter, 12 days ago, so I am expecting the ESA50 to arrive in the next 7 to 10 days.

I am trying to foresee any problems before they may arise.

Advice on B&W, is to take copy of your ESA50 to your assessment, which my companion intends to do.

On the premise that you have evidence that your ESA50 has arrived at ATOS, by the deadline, and you have no fresh evidence to add, what is the benefit of doing this?.

My companion intends to take notes, and covertly record the assessment, they will also have copy of relevant extracts of the WCA Handbook with them to refer to.(e.g. HCP should have read ESA50+Evidence)

The companion will ask the HCP whether they have read the ESA50, and if they have copy of it to hand.

Their reply will be recorded in writing, and on audio.

So, what if they answer "NO", should copy of the ESA50 be thrust upon them?, if so what is the benefit in doing this?.

Hope you understand what I'm getting at here.

cheers

bro58

There is absolutely no point in taking the ESA50 to the medical assessment as it should be on the file, and in accordance with the recommendations after the Harrington review the ADA should have read it.

More importantly, following the Harrington review, the ADA now has to attach a personalised summary of the assessment to the ESA85 and has to comment as to why the evidence supplied on the ESA50 and at the assessment itself is either consistent or inconsistent with his/her findings, which would be impossible to achieve without the ESA50!

Fair points.

cmarie