I know it was on one of the threads a couple of years ago about PCA's Doctors and Health Care Professionals in Pilot Area's but it seems to have gone stale.

Has anyone any updates via regs or otherwise, regarding the use of 'Health Care Professionals' assessing PCA's?

I am also interested in any issues and feedback on IB appeals where clients have been assessed by 'Health Care Professionals'

Incapacity for Work Regs. states that a claimant may be called for medical examination, by or on behalf of "a doctor approved by the Secretary of State".

Hi

medical examinations

The regulations since 3.7.07 refer to a health care professional approved by the Secretary of State.. .

many thanks

Shaun

Thanks for the reply.

I only have 2007 S & M (Bonner), can you please point me to the specific reg, where I can find it?

Thanks

Hi

Its regulation 8 (1) of SS (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995/311. In the Blue Volumes the amended regulation is on page 3.4386. It refers to reg 3 of SI 2007/1626 as the amending SI.

Many thanks

Shaun

Just repped at PCA Tribunal this morning, was initially assesed by a Doctor in April 2006 and scored 11point MHealth and in Feb08 by a "Health Care Professional" who scored her 5points MHealth.
The Trib were persuaded by the argument that the client wasnt comfortable explaining to a non-Doctor, things that were very personal to her. They seemed more than happy to accept this!

Any idea what the qualification was? Some health care professionals -eg, a CPN - might know more about mental health than yer typical ATOS doctor.

Wed 18-Jun-08 12:44 PM by ken

There is a move to their own disability Analysts for both DLA and ICB but Commissioners Jacobs has some interesting things to say in

CDLA/2466/2007

on Analysts.