GP refusing to help with PIP

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  • kitkat23
    kitkat23 Online Community Member Posts: 73 Empowering
    I wouldn't have thought a gp letter would make much ( or any ) difference to your claim bluefox.... so I wouldn't worry about not having one..... I sent a copy of a letter sent by a specialist nurse at the hospital..... it had my diagnosis on there....and a summary of my last discussion with her about my issues.....even thats not really evidence I guess but it was all I had....then I sent in my prescription list and a copy of some results from health  investigations  ..... other than that I just provided my own evidence on the forms....as per all the advice on these forums
  • bluefox
    bluefox Online Community Member Posts: 647 Empowering
    I read this on gov.Uk about PIP

    What this means for health professionals

    The health professions play an important role in PIP, as they do in DLA.

    What’s different for health professions

    Claimants are only required to send in evidence they already hold, such as copies of clinic letters – they are not told to contact their GP or health professional to obtain further evidence.

    There is no requirement for a statement from a GP or other health professional on the PIP claim form.

    It may be necessary to provide factual information, but it will be the assessment providers who will contact you rather than your patient or DWP

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    This has been advised so many times on your other threads. Letters from a GP aren't the best evidence to send because a GP doesn't spend anytime with you to know how you dress/undress/wash/prepare a meal/budget/engage with others etc etc.
    What we are doing again is going round in circles and there's nothing further to add than what's been said time and time again.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    Which confirms what has been advised by many people in these threads.
  • bluefox
    bluefox Online Community Member Posts: 647 Empowering
    I find it stressful and like you said in a thread, Poppy. 

    You don’t have to be bed ridden to be disabled. The benefits system is stressful when you don’t feel well and especially stressful when you’re trying to communicate your difficulties to health professionals. 

    As a man, I feel that pressure to snap out of my mental health problems. Like people tell me too but it’s not easy and I’m reaching breaking point. 

    Wondering what I’ll do if my health doesn’t return to work etc. 

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