DWP want full DIRECT access to claimants medical records!

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  • michfinch
    michfinch Online Community Member Posts: 173 Empowering
    The process seems to creak and groan as to how long everything takes. There may be a plethora of reasons why. If the process is speedier and the outcome doesn’t leave people waiting, waiting and wondering - if it is quick or extended, the outcome could still be inaccurate.
    As I say, I’m not in the least bit concerned whether my data stays confidential or not. If you’re unwell, you’re unwell and treatment given. Hopefully, Assessors who are trained Dr’s in the area of medicine which suits your health condition can assess you fairly under the terms of medicine and under the Laws of Equality. 
  • sparkle22
    sparkle22 Online Community Member Posts: 31 Connected
    Just because the DWP are incompetent doesnt mean disability claimants should suffer the consequences. The process creaks and groans because people who should be awarded benefits are refused and have to appeal which causes lots of extra work, If they assessed people fairly in the first place then there wouldn't be so much work from MR's and Tribunals, and they wouldn't be so behind!
  • michfinch
    michfinch Online Community Member Posts: 173 Empowering
    Thank you. My Work Coach has suggested seeing Momentum Skills part of the DWP. I have been seeing a Psychologist from there for a year every week. He’s even written a letter saying emotionally and mentally etc I am not fit for work. The DWP appointed him for me!!! 
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Hi @wendy41 thanks for sharing your thoughts.

    I'm sure you know this thread is a few years old now, and the members involved haven't been active since 2019 or 2020, so they might not respond to your replies straight away.
  • samik51
    samik51 Online Community Member Posts: 58 Connected
     How  can they  look  at ur   priavte  medical  records?? With out permission  its against  the  law unless  you  consent  to  it  I refused consent   a few  years ago   when  social services were after  snooping  about  on  my   records   I said  no 
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Hello everyone, just a reminder that this thread is actually a few years old now, in case anyone is feeling concerned.

    @tomm you've mentioned the NHS App, so I thought I'd share the NHS Account Privacy Policy you can access under 'Account and settings' and then 'legal and cookies'.

    Everything is managed according to data protection law, and any user would always have control over any third party access to personal information.

    It's also interesting to consider that not everyone has access to this app as not everyone has a smartphone or tablet, and some people may well have chosen not to get vaccinated, or cannot be vaccinated due to medical exemptions.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    Alex_Scope said: It's also interesting to consider that not everyone has access to this app as not everyone has a smartphone or tablet, and some people may well have chosen not to get vaccinated, or cannot be vaccinated due to medical exemptions.
    The NHS App is about much more than vaccination records so I don't see the relevance of vaccination records to a discussion of the App.
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Hi @calcotti I was addressing this point by tomm: 
    DIGITAL ID currently known as the NHS  app that they used for jab status
    In my own experience I never knew about or used the app before the pandemic, but I appreciate that it's different for different people :) 
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    Alex_Scope said:
    Hi @calcotti I was addressing this point by tomm: 
    DIGITAL ID currently known as the NHS  app that they used for jab status
    In my own experience I never knew about or used the app before the pandemic, but I appreciate that it's different for different people :) 
    My point was simply that the NHS App is not just for accessing vaccination records. It gives parents access to their medication and complete medical records and more if the user chooses to set it up.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 63,179 Championing
    calcotti said:
    Alex_Scope said:
    Hi @calcotti I was addressing this point by tomm: 
    DIGITAL ID currently known as the NHS  app that they used for jab status
    In my own experience I never knew about or used the app before the pandemic, but I appreciate that it's different for different people :) 
      It gives parents access

    Typo, i'm sure that should be "patients" :D
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    poppy123456 said:Typo, i'm sure that should be "patients" :D
    It should indeed.

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