Doctors Records

I wonder if anyone can help me. I have been sent the new ESA form for completion and am wading my way through it with the help of the notes on here. However, I gather that any additional evidence I can include with the form could be helpful. What am I wondering is if I can include photocopies of some of my medical records? I requested my medical records from my gp as I wanted to know what my consultants/gps have recorded about my medical condition. I am just concerned as to the legality of forwarding any of this information to DWP. Any advise gratefully received!

Tishacf wrote: I wonder if anyone can help me. I have been sent the new ESA form for completion and am wading my way through it with the help of the notes on here. However, I gather that any additional evidence I can include with the form could be helpful. What am I wondering is if I can include photocopies of some of my medical records? I requested my medical records from my gp as I wanted to know what my consultants/gps have recorded about my medical condition. I am just concerned as to the legality of forwarding any of this information to DWP. Any advise gratefully received!

Hi T,

Yes it is fine to use photocopies of extracts from you medical records as evidence, along with your ESA50

You should try and draw reference to them within the ESA50, and go into detail about how and why the limitations that you suffer as a result of the substantiated medical conditions qualify you for an award of ESA.

Make sure that you put your name, NI Number and DOB at the top of any seperate pages that you are to include.

Make sure that you are using the right ESA Claims Guide for the ESA50 that you have received, which is explained here :

ESA Claims Guides

If it is the new version ESA50, post 28/01/13, you may wish to consider : Using The PDF Version Of The ESA50 Questionnaire .

Pertaining to this, see :

How long do I have to complete the ESA50?

ESA50 too big for the envelope

Sending Documents to the DWP or ATOS

Qualifying for the WRAG

&

Qualifying for the Support Group

Please repost on this topic if you have any further queries.

bro58

hey from experience the more information you send the better, there may be a slight charge for the notes but worth it in my opinion