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G.P. Forms To Be Filled Out For DWP ? ?

  • emma72
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12 years 4 months ago - 12 years 4 months ago #74912 by emma72
Hi,
Please can anyone tell me which form / forms my G.P. has to fill out, to update the DWP about my medical condition.
I understand the DWP send the G.P. these forms, but i would like to know what information they ask for ?

I asked my new G.P. for a letter of support, as well as filling out the DWP form's, but he refused !!
I am very upset and feel very let down, as my previous G.P. did a letter, with no problems at all. :(
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  • pete17971
12 years 4 months ago - 12 years 4 months ago #74913 by pete17971
Replied by pete17971 on topic Re:G.P. Forms To Be Filled Out For DWP ? ?
emma72 wrote:

Hi,
Please can anyone tell me which form / forms my G.P. has to fill out, to update the DWP about my medical condition.
I understand the DWP send the G.P. these forms, but i would like to know what information they ask for ?

I asked my new G.P. for a letter of support, as well as filling out the DWP form's, but he refused !!
I am very upset and feel very let down, as my previous G.P. did a letter, with no problems at all. :(


Which benefit is this in relation to as different benefits have different forms etc.

Pete
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  • emma72
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12 years 4 months ago #74917 by emma72
Replied by emma72 on topic Re:G.P. Forms To Be Filled Out For DWP ? ?
Sorry ! Contribution Based Employment Support Allowance.

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  • pete17971
12 years 4 months ago #74919 by pete17971
Replied by pete17971 on topic Re:G.P. Forms To Be Filled Out For DWP ? ?
emma72 wrote:

Sorry ! Contribution Based Employment Support Allowance.



Hi,

Your GP may be sent an ESA113.

An interactive copy of it is here, together with the guidance notes;

ESA113 Doctors report - www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/esa113-interactive.pdf

ESA113 Guidance Notes for Doctor www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/esa113-interactive-notes.pdf


Re a support letter, it is not within a GP's NHS Contract to supply supporting letters for claimants. Some may do it privately for a fee but others may decline.

They do however contractually have to complete forms sent to them by the DWP.

Pete

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12 years 4 months ago #74933 by Feelinghopeless
Replied by Feelinghopeless on topic Re: G.P. Forms To Be Filled Out For DWP ? ?
Emma, have you been involved with any other health care professional recently? I have not seen my GP for at least 5 years, and when the DWP wrote to my GP, the concluded that I did not need any benefit. When I appealed (this was DLA), I included loads of information from other professionals I had seen or support workers etc, and I was awarded higher rate care on the DLA. My welfare rights officer made it clear in my 'reconsideration' appeal that my GP had little understanding of my illness. Now I copy every letter I can to the GP for future reference.

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12 years 4 months ago #74967 by TCP
I'm in same boat, Emma. The head of the small practice I go to will only deal with DWP and their policy at the surgery was to not give me a letter of support to send in with my appeal form/letter. I am hoping that the Welfare Rights Officer at CAB may request one, as I think she would comply with that one. I have also started seeing another doctor at the practice who has really been listening to my problems, and I have also given her up-dates about my health, as they hadn't a blinking clue!

Docs are being pushed about, too...but they are there to take care of us and that is what they should be doing.

Best wishes

TCP

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