recording a medical or having it recorded

Hi Graham,

The Atos health professional makes the statement. There's a copy of it in the DLA guides but I don't think I included it in the ESA guides. I'll so so when I next update them.

Steve

Here's the statement.

Where notes are taken by you, we consider it of assistance to both myself, as the examining practitioner, and yourself to point out the following:

1. It is your right to take notes for your own use and benefit.
2. The notes will not be included in the Report I make save for the fact that notes were taken and further, they are not accepted by myself or the DWP as an official record of this examination.
3. If the notes are subsequently produced at any time for any purpose, such as part of an appeal process, I the Examining Practitioner, my employer and the Dept of Work and Pensions reserve all rights to challenge anything in the notes in the event we are asked to comment on the content of the notes at a future time.
4. You are free to use your notes as you choose but if you chose to publicise the notes (other than in connection with correspondence with the DWP or under any appeal procedure) I would ask that you do not publicise my name.