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Quartz said:
So, what was the real decision on your case? You may have bollixed yourself by signing up for JSA, thereby declaring yourself fit for work.
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Not necessarily - I can see where you're coming from but when I got kicked off the sick, I signed on for JSA - And continued to claim JSA even after I'd won my appeal to get back on the sick until my sick got re-instated. Claiming JSA while the OP waits to hear about his/her ESA will have no bearing on whether he/she ends up getting back on ESA.

E2a - The above doesn't read very coherently - Hope people can make sense of it.
 
An ATOS appointment letter has just arrived. *starts breathing deeply while reciting the litany against fear*
 
Arrived over a year after I sent the bloody form back to them, too. That they took that long to respond doesn't fill me with hope for the process itself.
Anyway, come monday I'll be phoning them and requesting that they reschedule the appt, given that Greebo and I will be on "holiday" (a visit to see my parents, nuthin' fancy) on the date they've given me.
I'll also be phoning a mate who's been to the assessment centre in question before, to find out the lay of the land stairs/lifts-wise, and visiting my GP in the hopes of getting a letter explaining why I can't use public transport to get there, and why they'll have to pay for a cab.
 
ViolentPanda said:
Arrived over a year after I sent the bloody form back to them, too. That they took that long to respond doesn't fill me with hope for the process itself.
Anyway, come monday I'll be phoning them and requesting that they reschedule the appt, given that Greebo and I will be on "holiday" (a visit to see my parents, nuthin' fancy) on the date they've given me.
I'll also be phoning a mate who's been to the assessment centre in question before, to find out the lay of the land stairs/lifts-wise, and visiting my GP in the hopes of getting a letter explaining why I can't use public transport to get there, and why they'll have to pay for a cab.
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Will you be requesting recording as well?
 
equationgirl said:
Will you be requesting recording as well?
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Yes indeed!!! I have a legitimate medical reason to do so, too - my problems with short-term memory, as documented in the plethora of extra info I sent in with my ESA50! :)
I'll also be taking along my own Olympus digital recorder, my digital video recorder watch, and my digital voice recorder pen, just in case... :D
 
ViolentPanda said:
Yes indeed!!! I have a legitimate medical reason to do so, too - my problems with short-term memory, as documented in the plethora of extra info I sent in with my ESA50! :)
I'll also be taking along my own Olympus digital recorder, my digital video recorder watch, and my digital voice recorder pen, just in case... :D
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I'm glad you are :)

And I wholeheartedly endorse the multiple devices plan - you know what battery life can be like ;)
 
ViolentPanda said:
Yes indeed!!! I have a legitimate medical reason to do so, too - my problems with short-term memory, as documented in the plethora of extra info I sent in with my ESA50! :)
I'll also be taking along my own Olympus digital recorder, my digital video recorder watch, and my digital voice recorder pen, just in case... :D
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can you qualify for a home visit?
 
ViolentPanda said:
It's possible. Something to ponder over, anyway, although frankly I'll be far more physically-uncomfortable if I attend the assessment centre, and I'd like to be able to project that at the "healthcare professional" (whose credentials I will be enquiring after, too!).
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there is a point where having them on your territory could be advantagious.

or where asking for a recorded home visit may make them go away entirely. did for himself, but i suspect his gp also did quite a good job explaining the severity of his loopyness, to the point no one wanted to be in the same room as the scary crazy person
 
ViolentPanda said:
It's possible. Something to ponder over, anyway, although frankly I'll be far more physically-uncomfortable if I attend the assessment centre, and I'd like to be able to project that at the "healthcare professional" (whose credentials I will be enquiring after, too!).
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iirc there was some discussion upthread (waaaaay upthread) with yardbird about the more physical problems you and he can sometimes experience. I think it's important for the assessor (I'm not calling them a healthcare professional) to see that ;)
 
ViolentPanda said:
Arrived over a year after I sent the bloody form back to them, too. That they took that long to respond doesn't fill me with hope for the process itself.
Anyway, come monday I'll be phoning them and requesting that they reschedule the appt, given that Greebo and I will be on "holiday" (a visit to see my parents, nuthin' fancy) on the date they've given me.
I'll also be phoning a mate who's been to the assessment centre in question before, to find out the lay of the land stairs/lifts-wise, and visiting my GP in the hopes of getting a letter explaining why I can't use public transport to get there, and why they'll have to pay for a cab.
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Is it the one in North London?
 
toggle said:
there is a point where having them on your territory could be advantagious.

or where asking for a recorded home visit may make them go away entirely. did for himself, but i suspect his gp also did quite a good job explaining the severity of his loopyness, to the point no one wanted to be in the same room as the scary crazy person
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There's the rub, though, My GPs only ever see me when I'm well enough to attend the surgery, so they're unlikely to have written anything particularly scary.
 
Balham is ground floor I've been twice - not sure on wheel chair access to the door? Street View should show you.

Scored nil points in 2 ESA assessment there since 2010 \o/

I didn't turn up to my DLA appeal Wednesday..... got a form today saying stayed wanting more medical evidence! My GP is nice but very dippy at times and they want my permission to get all my medical records. I'm scared :(
 
superfly101 said:
Balham is ground floor I've been twice - not sure on wheel chair access to the door? Street View should show you.

Scored nil points in 2 ESA assessment there since 2010 \o/

I didn't turn up to my DLA appeal Wednesday..... got a form today saying stayed wanting more medical evidence! My GP is nice but very dippy at times and they want my permission to get all my medical records. I'm scared :(
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Don't be scared. They just want as much information as possible to make a fair decision. Can you speak to your GP?
 
ViolentPanda said:
There's the rub, though, My GPs only ever see me when I'm well enough to attend the surgery, so they're unlikely to have written anything particularly scary.
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himself had only seen this bloke once, maybee twice before. but he :rolleyes: enough for the bloke that dosren't notice body language to see when atos were mentioned. and called at nearly 8pm, himself,to say he had completed a letter fort the home visit. so i think the impressive nature of the letter was down to him bothering to do it well cause he hates atos.
 
Not sure what to make of this. The friend I was helping has had a letter calling her for an interview at a job centre and they've asked her to bring a whole load of documents like passport, bank statements, utility bill, rent agreement and so on. She was placed in the support group about 6 months ago and they've left her alone. What makes me a bit suspicious is it says 'you agreed to tell us about any changes in your circumstances when you claimed for benefit' it also says 'if there has been an unreported change in your circumstances then any over payment needs to be paid back and extra penalties may incur' or words to that effect. It sounds like someone's grassed her up to me but I don't wanna suggest that idea to her to stress her out further. I can't think of anyone who would but it just seems dodgy to me or is this standard fare from these cunts? Anyway her circumstances haven't changed one iota and she's still as unwell as she was when placed in the support group. Is there a way I can get her out of attending? She's too ill to travel very far anyway and this was made clear in the supporting documents I submitted with her ESA. Can anyone advise? Thanks.
 
Doctor Carrot said:
Not sure what to make of this. The friend I was helping has had a letter calling her for an interview at a job centre and they've asked her to bring a whole load of documents like passport, bank statements, utility bill, rent agreement and so on. She was placed in the support group about 6 months ago and they've left her alone. What makes me a bit suspicious is it says 'you agreed to tell us about any changes in your circumstances when you claimed for benefit' it also says 'if there has been an unreported change in your circumstances then any over payment needs to be paid back and extra penalties may incur' or words to that effect. It sounds like someone's grassed her up to me but I don't wanna suggest that idea to her to stress her out further. I can't think of anyone who would but it just seems dodgy to me or is this standard fare from these cunts? Anyway her circumstances haven't changed one iota and she's still as unwell as she was when placed in the support group. Is there a way I can get her out of attending? She's too ill to travel very far anyway and this was made clear in the supporting documents I submitted with her ESA. Can anyone advise? Thanks.
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does suggest to me that someone has made a malicious complaint against her. or they haven't met some kind of target to get people off benefits this month.

how long until the interview?

first suggestion is a direct approach, ask them what their procedure is for cases where the eprson is too ill to attend interviews
 
ViolentPanda said:
It's possible. Something to ponder over, anyway, although frankly I'll be far more physically-uncomfortable if I attend the assessment centre, and I'd like to be able to project that at the "healthcare professional" (whose credentials I will be enquiring after, too!).
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If you can put together a reasonable case for a home visit it can't do any harm to ask. The most important thing is don't be alone for the assessment. Have somebody with you. Especially if you can't get a home visit. Recording is all very well, but what seems to be the most crucial factor in getting a fair assessment is having somebody there to witness it.
 
ericjarvis said:
If you can put together a reasonable case for a home visit it can't do any harm to ask. The most important thing is don't be alone for the assessment. Have somebody with you. Especially if you can't get a home visit. Recording is all very well, but what seems to be the most crucial factor in getting a fair assessment is having somebody there to witness it.
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No worries, as the formidable Greebo will be accompanying me!
 
Oracle said:
It's ridiculous that people are even having to go for medicals outside of their relationship with their doctor. When you pay contributions via your pay-packet and then fall sick then you're entitled to be paid-out of the NI scheme because that's what is is INSURANCE!

I'd ask why they want her to go? Freedom of Information Act 2000 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents

http://tpuc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=58856
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Why they want who to go?

FOIA unlikely to apply as this is about personal data which falls under the Data Protection Act.
 
Update: No confirmation that tomorrow afternoon's assessment will be recorded (as requested). The person who's supposed to be responsible for the recordings had knocked off early for the day and might ring back first thing tomorrow morning. :rolleyes::mad:
 
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