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3 years 4 months ago #265675 by ayodejikofi
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Hi,
I have ME/CFS, and due to this I suffer Anxiety and Depression. According to the HP notes I mentioned these conditions in my form and at the beginning of my telephone interview. After reading the Health Professionals report, it is clear my mental health conditions were not examined in detail. There is no information related to
1. impact of the mental health condition on functional ability
2. the overall functional effects of the mental health conditions on their everyday life over a 12 month period, using the assessment criteria.
3. details of fluctuation indicating how frequent the fluctuations are, how long exacerbations last and, on balance, how many "good" days or weeks and how many "bad" ones the claimant experiences over a specific period of time.
All the report says is “no anxiety reported engaging with others”. I want to clarify I never said I do not have anxiety when engaging with others, instead anxiety is not mentioned or explored in the HP notes.
Whilst my notes for the interview included possible questions, replies, and contained references to my anxiety, none of this appears in the report. Since I don’t have a recording, I and may have simplified or shortened answers due to anxiety and brain fog in the interview. Therefore, I can’t claim I mentioned them.
However, the HP report also contains numerous other inaccuracies. Should I raise these issues in my and say the report is inaccurate in my submission to the tribunal?
thanks,
I have ME/CFS, and due to this I suffer Anxiety and Depression. According to the HP notes I mentioned these conditions in my form and at the beginning of my telephone interview. After reading the Health Professionals report, it is clear my mental health conditions were not examined in detail. There is no information related to
1. impact of the mental health condition on functional ability
2. the overall functional effects of the mental health conditions on their everyday life over a 12 month period, using the assessment criteria.
3. details of fluctuation indicating how frequent the fluctuations are, how long exacerbations last and, on balance, how many "good" days or weeks and how many "bad" ones the claimant experiences over a specific period of time.
All the report says is “no anxiety reported engaging with others”. I want to clarify I never said I do not have anxiety when engaging with others, instead anxiety is not mentioned or explored in the HP notes.
Whilst my notes for the interview included possible questions, replies, and contained references to my anxiety, none of this appears in the report. Since I don’t have a recording, I and may have simplified or shortened answers due to anxiety and brain fog in the interview. Therefore, I can’t claim I mentioned them.
However, the HP report also contains numerous other inaccuracies. Should I raise these issues in my and say the report is inaccurate in my submission to the tribunal?
thanks,
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3 years 4 months ago #265681 by LL26
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Hi hoobly_human,
It is really important to set out criticism if the assessreport when this is inaccurate. I'm sure you will remember the general things that you would have said. It doesn't really matter what exactly you said, the point is does the report actually reflect your difficulties?
Find yourself a pencil and put a line or scribble in the margin of the report about the things you disagree. Alternatively write them down on a piece of paper. Try and see if there is a pattern of things you can group together?
It may well be that there is a cut n paste thing where the same excuse is used repeatedly. (A sure sign that the assessor wasn't really listening!) Maybe the assessor says no specialist involvement or doesn't take medication, hence condition isn't bad, and hence nil points! These again are common assessment problems, or can drive can do everything is another one.
Use bullet points to succinctly make 3 or 4 criticisms. You may also feel that the report ignores eg the letter from your GP, this could be one of your bullet points.
In your MR, you could start giving a paragraph or 2 about your health, including a mention of eg important surgery, or diagnoses, crisis point etc. Also explain how fatigue affects you, and the ability to repeat activities. Also you could give a overview of mental health issues.
Then say that you disagree with the report and set out your bullet points, then finally go through each descriptor in turn, and say why you disagree with the assessor. Give examples of where things have gone wrong. Using the members guides can help here. Say what points you should have received. Of course do say if eg no points were awarded and this is correct.
Send any medical evidence again and don't forget to clearly mark each page with your name and NI number.
I hope this helps.
Good luck.
LL26
It is really important to set out criticism if the assessreport when this is inaccurate. I'm sure you will remember the general things that you would have said. It doesn't really matter what exactly you said, the point is does the report actually reflect your difficulties?
Find yourself a pencil and put a line or scribble in the margin of the report about the things you disagree. Alternatively write them down on a piece of paper. Try and see if there is a pattern of things you can group together?
It may well be that there is a cut n paste thing where the same excuse is used repeatedly. (A sure sign that the assessor wasn't really listening!) Maybe the assessor says no specialist involvement or doesn't take medication, hence condition isn't bad, and hence nil points! These again are common assessment problems, or can drive can do everything is another one.
Use bullet points to succinctly make 3 or 4 criticisms. You may also feel that the report ignores eg the letter from your GP, this could be one of your bullet points.
In your MR, you could start giving a paragraph or 2 about your health, including a mention of eg important surgery, or diagnoses, crisis point etc. Also explain how fatigue affects you, and the ability to repeat activities. Also you could give a overview of mental health issues.
Then say that you disagree with the report and set out your bullet points, then finally go through each descriptor in turn, and say why you disagree with the assessor. Give examples of where things have gone wrong. Using the members guides can help here. Say what points you should have received. Of course do say if eg no points were awarded and this is correct.
Send any medical evidence again and don't forget to clearly mark each page with your name and NI number.
I hope this helps.
Good luck.
LL26
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