Sending Hospital reports, Future Hospital Appoint

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If you think that the medical reports that you reference help to confirm that you meet the ESA criteria, then there is no reason why you should not send them.

That said, the DWP are concerned with your condition as it is now, so you also need to show that your current condition remains unchanged, or worse, than it was when the reports were written.

You should be aware that whislt the DWP Decision Maker is required to review all evidence, they are entitled to apply their own weight to each item. Older evidence is likely to be given less weight that that which is newer. The DM is not medically trained and therefore may need to pass any medical information to ATOS for a "doctor" to express a view.

The following FAQ explains how to send in large bundles of information.

ESA50 too big for the envelope

The DWP usually keep your documents on file until another assessment is carried out, but you should not assume they will refer to them at a new assessment.

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