PIP Descriptors what is classed as an aid for medication

te1

Hi can anyone tell me if a Dosette box and using  alarm for medication is classed as an aid TIA

poppy123456

They are but it will depend on the reasons why they are needed.

Cartini

Hi - for my application I provided photos of my dosette box and explained that I used my phone as a reminder to take my medication (I had a fractured skull and brain damage 20 years ago - my memory isn`t what it could or should be. I included my fractured skull in my application).  How much weight it carried, I can`t say - but I was awarded Enhanced for Daily Living.

Lou67

@te1

Hi I use a dosette box and had my review in January. 

But I didn’t say I use an alarm for my medication and I wasn’t awarded any points. 

I hope you get your award, good luck.

te1

Lou67 said:

@te1

Hi I use a dosette box and had my review in January. 

But I didn’t say I use an alarm for my medication and I wasn’t awarded any points. 

I hope you get your award, good luck.

Hi I have received my assessors report today in the post as I requested it and it looks like I will only be awarded 6 points for daily living, the report is so contradictory so looks like I will be doing a MR. 

I was originally on DLA for a very long time and moved over to PIP in 2019 I was always awarded the standard rate for daily living I have multiple problems that affects how my daily living affects me and nothing really has changed and in fact has got worse since 2019 but it appears that the assessors are trying to make it very difficult for people and the report has so many contradictory factors stated in it and also would appear their own assumptions and things that I never said to her.

chiarieds

Please remember the assessor's report is only a recommendation. However, as far as needing an aid to manage medication/monitor a health condition, then that only gets you 1 point, if considered.

Unfortunately the assessor's reports may appear to be contradictory, but if that's not them writing down what you've said, then that's what should happen, as they need to form their own opinion.

That said, as you've mentioned, if not successful you can do a MR, but try & put the assessor's report behind you, & concentrate on saying where you feel you should have got points, & why.

te1

Thank you for your thoughts on this matter, she asked about the getting dressed etc and asked if I had to sit on the bed to do this and I replied that no I use a perching chair to fit on whilst I’m dressing I scored 0 for this activity as well, I will be booking an appointment with CAB  to get help with doing a MR

nasturtium

Cartini said:

Hi - for my application I provided photos of my dosette box and explained that I used my phone as a reminder to take my medication (I had a fractured skull and brain damage 20 years ago - my memory isn`t what it could or should be. I included my fractured skull in my application).  How much weight it carried, I can`t say - but I was awarded Enhanced for Daily Living.

@Cartini I am sorry for tagging you but I would like to know please. Did you do a Paper PIP2 form claim and how did you do you include the photographs with your claim. Did you print them on photograph paper? I am just asking this because I am helping someone with a paper PIP2 Claim form and they want to include photographic evidence with there claim and I am just trying to find the best way to do this.

Thanks in advance Cartini

poppy123456

I don't believe photographic evidence isn't the best to send because once the evidence is added to the computer it doesn't scan that well so the picture isn't that clear.

Cartini

nasturtium said:

Cartini said:

Hi - for my application I provided photos of my dosette box and explained that I used my phone as a reminder to take my medication (I had a fractured skull and brain damage 20 years ago - my memory isn`t what it could or should be. I included my fractured skull in my application).  How much weight it carried, I can`t say - but I was awarded Enhanced for Daily Living.

@Cartini I am sorry for tagging you but I would like to know please. Did you do a Paper PIP2 form claim and how did you do you include the photographs with your claim. Did you print them on photograph paper? I am just asking this because I am helping someone with a paper PIP2 Claim form and they want to include photographic evidence with there claim and I am just trying to find the best way to do this.

Thanks in advance Cartini

Hi Nasturtium - no problem tagging me if you have questions

I did do a paper PIP 2 form; I have an "all in one" printer (scanner, photocopier and printer) and used that to scan relevant documents into Word on my laptop - so I didn`t use photographic paper.

Photographs were a combination of scanning and mobile phone.  For my mobile I sent the photos by email to my account and then saved those to a folder on the laptop.  From there I imported the photos into Word in the same annexe as all my other evidence.

My evidence was a mixture of MRI scan result, photographs, prescription screen shots and other medical documentation - all imported in the same manner.

For the provided boxes in the PIP2, I just put "see page xx of the attached document", in which I laid out separate chapters for each question, culminating in a final chapter / annexe for evidence.

I`ve attached the photo of my dosette box (below) using the same method.

Hope this makes sense - if not, please give me a shout.

Andy

Cartini

poppy123456 said:

I don't believe photographic evidence isn't the best to send because once the evidence is added to the computer it doesn't scan that well so the picture isn't that clear.

Interesting comment Poppy - I`ll bear that in mind in the future.

nasturtium

Thank you for your reply @Cartini it is very much appreciated.

Also thank you for the advice poppy I will forward your advice on to the person concerened.

Nasturtium