Assessment not so bad - over in 30 minutes!

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Gaina

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Gaina said:

sam12 said:

They not physio  people. They not medically trained from what I heard 

They do have to spend at least three years doing an MSc in physiotherapy, though which gives them an understanding of *how* the body actually functions day-to-day and how certain health conditions affect that, which is far more of an idea than a paramedic has. And these assessments are about how your condition affects you day-to-day. I do, however think there should be more GP's and mental health specialists doing these assessments, maybe with an extra consultation with a PT for cases like mine (Spina Bifida).

There are no simple solutions here and quite a lot of misunderstanding. 

That aspect of Physio training is largely irrelevant as the issue is not how a condition affects your body function but how it impacts specific tasks and that will vary from person to person. A paramedic may have less medical training but they see just as much of that impact on function every day and that’s why they’re recruited. 

Anyone who experienced GP assessments for DLA or when sat on a tribunal would disagree with involving them more. One of the reasons we have what we have now is precisely because of how poor and expensive they are and that was seen over a 20+ year period so it’s not like it’s in doubt. Having a “mental health specialist” is simply too wide. Someone on a crisis team dealing daily with sections and psychosis will have little insight into anxiety and depression for example and vice verse. 

Nothing is as simple as people desperately want it to be.

This whole farce of reforming the system was an ill-conceived, populist vote grabber. Whoever promises to at least suspend the process until a full investigation is carried out will literally be on to a winner come the next election.