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Nurse was in my opinion discriminatory and lied on my PIP assessment report. I don't know what to do
crocodillie
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Hi I've been reading this forum for a while but never posted. Until now.
I received my PIP assessment report today and I am absolutely furious by what I read!
The nurse lied on the majority of it, it was a home visit and I had a witness here the whole time. I was vomiting into a bucket as she spoke to me but apparently, I didn't appear sick. Also notes in her observations that I was of "slightly larger build" which she referred to several times to justify why I couldn't possibly suffer from severe vomiting and and why I clearly had no problem taking nutrition.
I am absolutely disgusted by this. I suffer from gastropereisis and severe IBS, and I am of reduced mobility, using a wheelchair. I don't see how me being a size 14 should come into play, ya know?
I haven't received my benefit decision yet but is there anything I can do that will actually work to get this discrimination dealt with? It's really upset me. I have a complex mental health history and have suffered from eating disorders before and yeah... I just don't even know. I wish this was the only thing she lied on or that was wrong with the report but it was literally all lies.
I received my PIP assessment report today and I am absolutely furious by what I read!
The nurse lied on the majority of it, it was a home visit and I had a witness here the whole time. I was vomiting into a bucket as she spoke to me but apparently, I didn't appear sick. Also notes in her observations that I was of "slightly larger build" which she referred to several times to justify why I couldn't possibly suffer from severe vomiting and and why I clearly had no problem taking nutrition.
I am absolutely disgusted by this. I suffer from gastropereisis and severe IBS, and I am of reduced mobility, using a wheelchair. I don't see how me being a size 14 should come into play, ya know?
I haven't received my benefit decision yet but is there anything I can do that will actually work to get this discrimination dealt with? It's really upset me. I have a complex mental health history and have suffered from eating disorders before and yeah... I just don't even know. I wish this was the only thing she lied on or that was wrong with the report but it was literally all lies.
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On the assessment report the assessor would have put a tick in a box for each activity, if you get a copy of the PIP descriptors you might be able to find out the decision before you get your letter as the decision maker rarely strays from what the assessor recommends.
If the decision does go against you you'll need to challenge it in the usual way with a mandatory reconsideration request and an appeal. You should also consider making a complaint to Capita about the assessor if she lied about some of the things that were said, these assessors shouldn't be able to get away with things like that.
Lee
I've channelled my rage and upset and I've been typing a complaint and a mandatory reconsideration all night. It came with descriptors, she awarded me enough points to qualify for standard but my health needs are more enhanced so I'll be appealing. And definitely complaining.
She stated several times in the report that I passed her some medication, I didn't! My carer actually passed her it and she didn't even mention he was there. She stated I was well and looked well but I was on bed rest with a kidney infection. I hardly looked well. Just a few things she lied about.
It's really shameful they get to treat us like this. It's barbaric. Thank you for your advice, I really do appreciate it.