DLA Medical Refusal ?

Hi,

A question has just arisen in my mind due to someone's comment I have just read on this site.

When at an ATOS DLA Medical, if you are asked/told to bend, squat, lay or whatever and you know you are unable to do this, if you simply say 'sorry I cant do that' will that be noted by the Examiner as a refusal to do as asked?

Sorry if this is a silly question but I am concerned after what I just read.

Many thanks

Bill

When i had mine the lady said to me if anything causes you pain i don't want you to do it, so when she asked me to clime on the table or bend i explained that would cause me a lot of pain.

When i got a copy of the report it stated i had refused to all of those tasks.

Hi Jox,

Thanks for your reply; I suspect that means that it counted against you then?

Cheers.

Bill

Bill wrote:

Hi,

A question has just arisen in my mind due to someone's comment I have just read on this site.

When at an ATOS DLA Medical, if you are asked/told to bend, squat, lay or whatever and you know you are unable to do this, if you simply say 'sorry I cant do that' will that be noted by the Examiner as a refusal to do as asked?

Sorry if this is a silly question but I am concerned after what I just read.

Many thanks

Bill

Hi Bill,

If you cannot bend, squat or carry out any movement the Atos Medical Examiner asks, then you cannot be classed as refusing to do so, just unable to do so.

Extract from Handbook for Medical Examiners, sadly no longer available as a download on the DWP website.......Unless of course anyone can give a new link ?

General Professional Standards expected of an approved doctor

Advice given by IB approved doctors is expected to be:

Fair and impartial, in accordance with the Department for Work and Pensions' Equal Opportunities policy

Medically correct

Complete, justified, and consistent

Expressed in terms readily understood by the District Office customer
Legible, where given in writing

Within the consensus of current medical opinion.

When carrying out examinations, the IB approved doctor is expected to:
Act in accordance with the Department for Work and Pensions' Equal Opportunities policy

Make the claimant welcome and feel at ease
Introduce him - or herself to the claimant

Be polite at all times

Encourage a person accompanying a claimant to be present during the examination if so desired by the claimant

Allow the claimant time to give their history, asking any questions in a non-adversarial manner

Explain the purpose of the examination

Explain what the examination entails

Carry out the examination gently to avoid any unnecessary discomfort to the claimant

Carry out a relevant examination to provide the information necessary for decision making on benefit entitlement

Answer questions posed by the claimant, without compromising the subsequent decision making process.

Hope this of some assurance.

Pat

pata1 wrote:

Bill wrote:

Hi,

A question has just arisen in my mind due to someone's comment I have just read on this site.

When at an ATOS DLA Medical, if you are asked/told to bend, squat, lay or whatever and you know you are unable to do this, if you simply say 'sorry I cant do that' will that be noted by the Examiner as a refusal to do as asked?

Sorry if this is a silly question but I am concerned after what I just read.

Many thanks

Bill

Hi Bill,

If you cannot bend, squat or carry out any movement the Atos Medical Examiner asks, then you cannot be classed as refusing to do so, just unable to do so.

Extract from Handbook for Medical Examiners, sadly no longer available as a download on the DWP website.......Unless of course anyone can give a new link ?

General Professional Standards expected of an approved doctor

Advice given by IB approved doctors is expected to be:

Fair and impartial, in accordance with the Department for Work and Pensions' Equal Opportunities policy

Medically correct

Complete, justified, and consistent

Expressed in terms readily understood by the District Office customer
Legible, where given in writing

Within the consensus of current medical opinion.

When carrying out examinations, the IB approved doctor is expected to:
Act in accordance with the Department for Work and Pensions' Equal Opportunities policy

Make the claimant welcome and feel at ease
Introduce him - or herself to the claimant

Be polite at all times

Encourage a person accompanying a claimant to be present during the examination if so desired by the claimant

Allow the claimant time to give their history, asking any questions in a non-adversarial manner

Explain the purpose of the examination

Explain what the examination entails

Carry out the examination gently to avoid any unnecessary discomfort to the claimant

Carry out a relevant examination to provide the information necessary for decision making on benefit entitlement

Answer questions posed by the claimant, without compromising the subsequent decision making process.

Hope this of some assurance.

Pat

is this it ?


www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/wca-handbook.pdf

Thanks Dave,

That's the updated version. Will copy the URL to my archives.

Regards.

Pat