Audit another assessment

Hannah_Alumni

Sorry to hear you have to have surgery, although I do hope it is a step in the right direction! How are you feeling about it all?

anth22

Just had a call to tell me I've been accepted for a face2face assessment in 12 days time.

Hannah_Alumni

How are you feeling about that @anth22? 

anth22

Hiya very stressed and worried but I chose this option as I want them to see the state I'm in the swelling ect that hold me back from a normal life.

Hannah_Alumni

I'm sorry you have to put yourself through so much added stress @anth22

You know you always have us here I hope you plan something nice for after your face to face. I always suggest cake! 

anth22

Cake yum yum I eat much sweet stuff lol I plan on getting home ASAP and taking my meds and sleep for a few hours.

anth22

Well tomorrow's the day for my second assessment but for a face2face which I asked for and to be honest Im  so stressed out my anxiety is through the roof just need to get this over and done with.

Adrian_Scope

I understand how stressful PIP assessments can be @anth22, you're certainly not alone in feeling anxious. Wishing you the best of luck for tomorrow. Let us know how you get on

anth22

Thank you I will do.

Lou67

@anth22
Good luck for tomorrow I hope it goes well for you. 

anth22

Thank you @Lou67 I've been and it's over now.  @poppy123456 the assessment was stopped after a few minutes the assessor wasn't happy with how ill I am and wanted to protect me from anymore stress. So he's put a request in for a paper based review and told me that will be so much easier for me.

Lou67

@anth22
Oh so glad it was stopped and a paper based assessment will hopefully be done  instead. 

I hope your taking it easy now. 

Take care ❤️

anth22

Bless you,thank you.

poppy123456

That’s good news! It’s just a shame they couldn’t have done that at the start. It would have saved you an awful lot of stress! 

anth22

I needed them to see me face2face because they can't see how ill I am over the phone and how I'm struggling the assessor said I looked awful and can see my pain, I just needed to prove a point how life is such a struggle @poppy123456.

anth22

Now I've had a few days to calm down its now stressing me out thinking is a paper based assessment a good or bad thing as I won't get to be asked about my daily struggles.
Can anyone advise me what a paper based assessment involves please.

poppy123456

I don't think a paper based assessment is a bad thing. If they had questions to ask when you attended the assessment they would have asked them.

Paper based assessment means they write the report based on the information they already have. I've experienced a few paper based assessments and never had a bad outcome.

anth22

Thank you @poppy123456 just can't stop stressing be glad when it's all over.

Alex_Alumni

You'll get there @anth22, and we're here for support in the meantime  

anth22

I gave PIP a call today as its been a few weeks since my review assessment they said they still haven't heard from capita.
So I called capita who said my paperbased assessment has still not been done, can anyone please explain to me the process of a paperbased assessment as the waiting is terrible🥺Thank you.