What is the sort of thing that is written in the report that is sent 
back after a medical by the Benefit's Agency doctor to the applicant's 
GP?

I'm wondering how extensive it is and how much it covers.

Is there an official name for this report and are there any examples on 
the Net?

Thank you for any info.

On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:51:42 +0100, David <notme@mail.invalid> wrote:

>What is the sort of thing that is written in the report that is sent 
>back after a medical by the Benefit's Agency doctor to the applicant's 
>GP?
>
>I'm wondering how extensive it is and how much it covers.
>
>Is there an official name for this report and are there any examples on 
>the Net?
>
>Thank you for any info.

A copy of the report is not sent to the person's GP.

The examination is not a 'Medical', as such. It is an assessment, for
benefit purposes, of what a person is capable of. It's called the
Personal Capability Assessment (PCA).

There is no pass or fail - it's an assessment. People whose benefit
stops due to the outcome often say they 'failed' whereas in actual
fact they should think of it as 'passing' the PCA.

Gran wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:51:42 +0100, David <notme@mail.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> What is the sort of thing that is written in the report that is sent 
>> back after a medical by the Benefit's Agency doctor to the applicant's 
>> GP?
>>
>> I'm wondering how extensive it is and how much it covers.
>>
>> Is there an official name for this report and are there any examples on 
>> the Net?
>>
>> Thank you for any info.
> 
> A copy of the report is not sent to the person's GP.
> 
> The examination is not a 'Medical', as such. It is an assessment, for
> benefit purposes, of what a person is capable of. It's called the
> Personal Capability Assessment (PCA).
> 
> There is no pass or fail - it's an assessment. People whose benefit
> stops due to the outcome often say they 'failed' whereas in actual
> fact they should think of it as 'passing' the PCA.

I'm not sure how those 'scucessful' see it!!

Mike

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:12:15 +0100, Mike
 wrote:

>Gran wrote:
>> On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:51:42 +0100, David <notme@mail.invalid> wrote:
>> 
>>> What is the sort of thing that is written in the report that is sent 
>>> back after a medical by the Benefit's Agency doctor to the applicant's 
>>> GP?
>>>
>>> I'm wondering how extensive it is and how much it covers.
>>>
>>> Is there an official name for this report and are there any examples on 
>>> the Net?
>>>
>>> Thank you for any info.
>> 
>> A copy of the report is not sent to the person's GP.
>> 
>> The examination is not a 'Medical', as such. It is an assessment, for
>> benefit purposes, of what a person is capable of. It's called the
>> Personal Capability Assessment (PCA).
>> 
>> There is no pass or fail - it's an assessment. People whose benefit
>> stops due to the outcome often say they 'failed' whereas in actual
>> fact they should think of it as 'passing' the PCA.
>
>I'm not sure how those 'scucessful' see it!!
>
>Mike

No, most of them whinge.

The message 
from Gran  contains these words:

> There is no pass or fail - it's an assessment. People whose benefit
> stops due to the outcome often say they 'failed' whereas in actual
> fact they should think of it as 'passing' the PCA.


Its a total contradiction in terms, they say I am fit for work but I
still have appointments with a psychiarist who recommends avoiding
stressful situations, I am still on medication for depression big time
and high blood pressure, I have Sciatica and have had for nearly 40
years along with depression, according to them my hearing is perfect yet
I have Tinitus that makes listening to quiter sounds impossible.
I wear specs and have done for fifty five years and need fairly powerful
reading glasses yet they say I have no eyesight problems,I have an
unhealed broken Scaphoid in my right wrist that makes lifting heavy
objects very risky as does Sciatica, yet they say I can do it, do they
live in their own little world where everyone is perfectly fit or
something?,

regards,    Ted.

P.S they are about to receive an eight page detailed explanation of
every question and point and a copy of the 'score' sheet they sent me,
doubt it will do any good and I dont need I.B as Pension Credit is
paying me now but it is the principal of the thing, they should get
their bloody act together and do a proper job.

Terence Lynock (MSW) wrote:
> The message 
> from Gran  contains these words:
> 
>> There is no pass or fail - it's an assessment. People whose benefit
>> stops due to the outcome often say they 'failed' whereas in actual
>> fact they should think of it as 'passing' the PCA.
> 
> 
> Its a total contradiction in terms, they say I am fit for work but I
> still have appointments with a psychiarist who recommends avoiding
> stressful situations, I am still on medication for depression big time
> and high blood pressure, I have Sciatica and have had for nearly 40
> years along with depression, according to them my hearing is perfect yet
> I have Tinitus that makes listening to quiter sounds impossible.
> I wear specs and have done for fifty five years and need fairly powerful
> reading glasses yet they say I have no eyesight problems,I have an
> unhealed broken Scaphoid in my right wrist that makes lifting heavy
> objects very risky as does Sciatica, yet they say I can do it, do they
> live in their own little world where everyone is perfectly fit or
> something?,
> 
> regards,    Ted.
> 
> P.S they are about to receive an eight page detailed explanation of
> every question and point and a copy of the 'score' sheet they sent me,
> doubt it will do any good and I dont need I.B as Pension Credit is
> paying me now but it is the principal of the thing, they should get
> their bloody act together and do a proper job.
> 
>                                           

Sometimes they do arrive at a wrong decision - hopefully when you appeal 
it will work out OK for you.

-- 
Robbie

On 17 Jun, 22:39, Terence Lynock (MSW) 
wrote:
> The message 
> from Gran  contains these words:
>
> > There is no pass or fail - it's an assessment. People whose benefit
> > stops due to the outcome often say they 'failed' whereas in actual
> > fact they should think of it as 'passing' the PCA.
>
> Its a total contradiction in terms, they say I am fit for work but I
> still have appointments with a psychiarist who recommends avoiding
> stressful situations, I am still on medication for depression big time
> and high blood pressure, I have Sciatica and have had for nearly 40
> years along with depression, according to them my hearing is perfect yet
> I have Tinitus that makes listening to quiter sounds impossible.
> I wear specs and have done for fifty five years and need fairly powerful
> reading glasses yet they say I have no eyesight problems,I have an
> unhealed broken Scaphoid in my right wrist that makes lifting heavy
> objects very risky as does Sciatica, yet they say I can do it, do they
> live in their own little world where everyone is perfectly fit or
> something?,
>
> regards,    Ted.
>
> P.S they are about to receive an eight page detailed explanation of
> every question and point and a copy of the 'score' sheet they sent me,
> doubt it will do any good and I dont need I.B as Pension Credit is
> paying me now but it is the principal of the thing, they should get
> their bloody act together and do a proper job.

It could be said that you have no eyesight problems that prevent you
from doing things.
Millions of us wear corrective lenses, either for general use or
reading use (some have both).
There is a difference between hearing loss and tinnitus - with hearing
loss you can't pick up part or all of some sounds. Many people can
pass a hearing test even with tinnitus.
Presumably they didn't do a full hearing test when they saw you -
takes a noiseless room to do a full one.

Martin  <><