Hi, my name is Pronald! Should I rearrange my ESA telephone assessment for after my hip operation?

Pronald

Hello i have telephone assessment with a health care professional re my esa claim .I had acomplex hip operation in august and am a having a second complex hip operartion 5 dec 2024 .After the 5 th of dec i will be a lot more in pain etc .Should i cancel the call till after the second operation or go ahead 0n the 26 th novemeber

OverlyAnxious

Hi,

If you are already expecting to be found unfit for work and placed in the Support Group then it shouldn't make any difference when you do the assessment as that is the maximum award.

If you are expecting to be placed in the work related group, then it may be worth postponing the assessment. Though the correct way to do that would be to complete the first assessment, then put in a change of circumstances for a worsening condition after the next operation.

Pronald

Thanks very much good advice .

Pronald

Your assessment with healthcare pro is cancelled ?Because we have received more inform.ation .Any idea what this means ?

poppy123456

As a guess, they may have enough of information to complete a paper based assessment. This means no actual assessment is needed.

Pronald

Thanks

Just have wait and see the outcome .Cant help wondering where the extra info came from ?Alas i can have my hip op on the 5 dec to get rid of this pain etc ?