Questions asked at PIP face to face

Questions asked at a recent PIP assessment I attended. The client reported on PIP2 that she is HIV+, has fits of unknown cause, an eating disorder, has problems with anger management, depression & anxiety and getting out and about. The assessment centre was not listed by ATOS on its website, was not signed anywhere as an assessment centre and was pretty much a ghost town with numerous empty consulting rooms.
The assessor was unhappy that I was making notes and said that recording of the interview could only be done with prior permission. Eventually he agreed to let me take notes so long as I let him take a photocopy of them to submit as further medical evidence.

Have u had fits since birth?
Have you been referred anywhere?
When was this?
How many fits do u have in a week?
How many this month?
Re. your D&A – what treatment do u get?
Do u see a CPN?
Do u go to her or does she come to u?
Have u had counselling?
Do u take HIV medication?
Do u have ur bloods checked regularly?
When was the last time?
How do ur anger problems manifest?
Anything that sets it off?
Is it frequent?
How does your depression & anxiety affect u?
Do you lack motivation?
What medication are u on?
What is your social and occupational situation?
You attended the assessment with your benefits advisor. Why?
How did you get here?
How long did it take?
Who do u live with?
How old is ur child?
Do u live in a house, flat or bungalow?
How many bedrooms?
Where is the bathroom?
Any adaptions?
Do you work?
When was the last time u worked?
Describe a typical day?
What things do u need help with?
What time do u go to bed?
Do u sleep well?
Any reason why not?
What do u do when u wake?
Do u hope to get back to sleep?
What time do u get up in the morning?
Any mornings that u don’t want to get up?
What makes u feel u don’t want to get up?
Any physical problems getting out of bed?
What is the 1st thing u do in the morning?
Why?
Then what? Then what?
Do u sit and think about things?
Then what?
How many days p/w?
Does ur partner encourage u to dress?
Do u use bath or shower?
Any problems getting in and out?
Any problems washing urself?
Does ur partner need to encourage u to wash?
Does your partner need to encourage u to change ur clothes?
Any prompting needed for medication?
Have u ever forgotten to take it?
What else do u do first thing in morning?
Do u have breakfast? Tea or coffee?
What do you have?
What about cooking in general?
Why don’t you cook?
Does your boyfriend persuade you to cook?
So he does all of the cooking?
Have u been referred to a dietician?
Does food make u physically sick?
Every time?
Do u make anything in the kitchen? Tea or coffee?
Do u do any housework?
What puts u off?
So just depression/motivation, not physical problems?
How often does ur mum come to ur house?
If u go out, does she pick u up?
Why don’t u go out alone?
Do u use public transport?
Would u if accompanied?
What about appointments, etc?
Do friends ever take u out?
Do other family members visit?
Do your partner’s friends come round?
What about going into town? Shopping?
Who shops?
Do u go in supermarkets?
When was the last time u went in a supermarket?
How did u feel?
Has it got worse?
Could u do it now?
What do u eat? A big meal?
Do u watch TV? Read? Internet? Facebook?
Who deals with household finances?
Why not you?
Who helps with ur child?
Do u take her out in pram for a walk? Where? How far?
Are you accompanied?
Do you need persuading?
Would you initiate it?
You have your child now but before that were there any days that u didn’t get out of bed?
How often?
Because of depression/lack of motivation?
Does HIV make u tired/lethargic?
How is ur memory?
Do u need reminders?
Do u remember to look in your diary?
How u been feeling these past few weeks?
Do you have down days where you need more prompting?
Do u sleep in ur clothes sometimes? How often?
Why? Do you feel what’s the point of dressing?
Do u have problems walking?
Suicidal thoughts?
Do you discuss these with the mental health team?
Do you self-harm? Recently?
What is 100 minus 7?
Minus another 7?
Minus another 7?
If u went into a shop with £1 and spent 72p, how much change would you have?
How are you feeling at the moment?
Are u anxious?
Anything else that you want to tell me?