HAAS and neurological conditions

Hi

I have a client who was having 90 seizures a month. He has subsequently had brain surgery which induced core brain injury. His seizures have reduced to approx 10 a month. Under ATOS I believe he would have been seen by a neurologically trained doctor or nurse. Is this the same for HAAS? in his medical he was seen by a physio and there is no mention of them being neurologically trained.

Thanks

this list is a bit out of date but it doesn’t appear to mention epilepsy at all.

You could ask for an up to date version; they’re usually pretty quick to answer.

The guidance you have got Dan says at P.5:

“Without additional neurology training, conditions to be excluded from examination by a Registered Nurse are All PHYSICAL neurological conditions excluding Epilepsy.”

It only refers to excluding Registered Nurses though, does not mention other HCPs for some reason.

Anyone else suspect there’s a more up to date version of this lurking out there somewhere?

Always amuses/bemuses me that one of my eye conditions is suitable only for a doctor according to that list. Doctors medical training gives it 3 paragraphs in 1 book and that excludes the single most significant aspect of it. One wonders when one learns such arcane information (from sessions I do with second year medical students in Manchester) as to how exactly a doctor would be better than a nurse for many conditions? I do think there’s an element of being careful what you wish for.

My GP can’t spell my eye condition and, without wishing to appear more cocky than normal, I have yet to meet a doctor who knows more about the practical elements of it than me. Specialists; consultants; ressearchers? Yes, absolutely. A doctor? No chance.