Dr Charles Shepherd, Hon. Medical Adviser, ME Association.
The Countess of Mar has invited Dr Ian Gargan, Chief Medical Officer at Capita, to meet with Forward ME at the House of Lords tomorrow to again discuss the way in which Capita are assessing people with M.E. in relation to personal independence payment (PIP) applications.
This meeting links in with the meeting of the APPG on Disability that I attended last week (where we discussed PIP and problems facing people who are transferring to PIP from DLA) and a previous meeting that we have had with Dr Ian Gargan.
A welfare rights adviser, who works with the ME Association, and has extensive knowledge of the benefits system, will also be attending this meeting. We are already aware of the various problems facing people with M.E. when it comes to making a successful claim for PIP and do not need any more examples currently.
Feedback request
I would like to hear from anyone who has a recent example of a medical assessor expressing inaccurate or even sceptical/hostile opinions about ME/CFS.
This is because I want to raise the issue of the training that is being given to health professionals who do this work, especially because some of the nurses and occupational therapists who take on the role of disability assessors appear to have very little previous training or contact with ME/CFS patients.
You can leave your comments below this blog, on our Facebook page, or you can send them to head office via email.
Thank you.
Further information and links:
- ME Association guide on how to fill in the paperwork for a PIP application
- CAPITA complaints procedure
- Notes from APPG Disability meeting 21st February 2018
- Minutes for previous Forward ME group meeting with Dr Ian Gargan
from ME Association
http://www.meassociation.org.uk/2018/02/feedback-request-pip-medical-assessments-ahead-of-meeting-tomorrow-with-the-cmo-from-capita-at-the-house-of-lords-27-february-2018/
from http://www.meassociation.org.uk
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