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PIP face to face assessment for epilepsy

Hi everyone happy to join you ,
I hope you can help me in this , my sister suffer from severe epilepsy she is having unwarned tonic colonic seizures almost every day , she needs continuous supervision and help, she suffer from depression and back and joints pain from seizures injuries .
She always get awarded DLA for about 10 years and ESA support group from paper only without face 2 face assessment , and now she was moved to PIP , I have filled the form for her with a lot of details as I use to do with previous forms , and 2 days ago she got a letter to attend a face 2 face assessment next week the thing is recurrent seizures and medication side effects has affected her abilities , she become slow to understand to speak , so I am not sure how she will manage this assessment and answers the questions , especially that I cant go with her to the appointment as I have important appointment myself aroud the same time which I coudnt postpone , and because she cant go alone a freind will accompany her.
So I have some questions please if you could help :
1- Anyone have epilepsy and had a face 2 face assessment can you share your experience please , how was the questions, what to expect ? so I can prepare with her.
2- Being slow and having communication difficulties and because she may have a seizure before her appointment and be in very bad condition , how this will be considered by the assessor and how bad will affect her assessment ?
3- Anyone had their assessment in Harlesden health centre London ?
4- It is ok for the assessor that the main person who know very well her condition and take care of her cant attend with her instead a freind will be with her just to make sure she is safe support and help her , but he knows just a little about her condition ?
Sorry for the long post and many questions but she really needs help as she never had a face 2 face assessment before all new experience for her and she is already stressed about it and I am trying to prepare her and any help from you will be most appreciated.
Thank you
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I am some what, at a loss about your sister’s, condition.
Your report that she suffers frequent tonic colonic seizures on a daily basis.
On the other hand she holds a provisional driving licence.
If she is suffering such seizures, she should report matters to the DVLA, who would revoke her licence.
I would suggest you seek other forms of ID, otherwise the DWP, might come to a similar view, as I have.
Seek advice from the DVLA.
I am trying to safeguard your and importantly your sister interest.
She should have declared, at the time she applied for a provisional driving license, if she was experiencing epileptic fits.
The fact that she has not driven, does not affect matters. As at any time she could have driven on her licence.
As previously stated, your sister needs to contact DVLA, to surrender her provisional licence, contact Drivers Medical Group on tel: 0300 790 6806, to explain situation.
As for ID, your sister can provide one of the below.
Birth Certificate or
Debit Card or
Council Tax demand or
Utility Bill or
Benefit entitlement letter.
Why am are so certain of such matters, I recently had to surrender my driving licence and it took, 12 long months to get it reinstated.
Hope this helps.
I think I’m flogging the proverbial dead horse, it is not upto @kano7481 to contact the DVLA, it is her sister’s responsibility to do so, she is the licence holder.
I rest my case Mi Lord.