Is this correct?

[nanatre]

Did I read somewhere that I can ask for specialist in Fibro to look at my DLA claim? I am sure I saw it somewhere............

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I am not 100% sure about this, but I looked on many sites offering advice about DLA claims and nowhere did it say that a Consultant/Specialist could look at your DLA claim. IF you think about it, can you imagine the time wasting if we could all take our claim forms to our Consultants, they wouldn't have any time for a consultation. So I would say the answer logically is no.

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Here is all the info about claiming DLA -

direct.gov.uk/en/diol1/doit...

[LindseyMid]

See here:

fibroaction.org/Pages/Benef...

With the ESA WCA, the DWP have said that a WCA should not be conducted by a healthcare professional whose medical specialism was "diametrically opposed" to the presenting health problem of the claimant to be assessed.

And for DLA, if you have a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia ATOS should recognise that it is a real and potentially significantly disabling condition and ATOS must take full account of ALL the effects it has on you.

[nanatre in reply to LindseyMid]

I must have dreamt it lol. I don't mean they send the claim to our specialists I meant the person that makes the decisions had to be a doctor or specialist that knows everything about it. I know They should take all the effects of FM into account, but do they?? It took over three hours to fill my dla forms out. I was positive I would get it. Only to be turned down. If they know the effects of FM they wouldn't be putting us through all this stress. I really want to grrrrr but it hurts. X

[fibro]

because I have other conditions besides fibro, when I got mt letter about the ATOS ESA assessment I called them and asked if i could insist that I was seen by a doctor and not just a 'health care professional', no disrespect to them, but they will never understand what I have been through operation wise over the years as theyninky take the claim from thatnmoment in time.......if all they were going by is a flow chart. I have never in my life fitted into any 'boxes'.

i was told they weren't able to tell me until the papers came through ready for them to make the appointment...... luckily when it did, it had already been written across the form that I had to be seen by a doctor......and when I got there he really couldnt understand why I had to be interviewed but he was just doing his job, he even apologised for the 45 min wait, but the kind receptionish found me one of their nicer chairs to sit in and even got me a cup of water. I think she could see I was shattered from the shirt walk from the car, even assisted boy my husband.

he could clearly see bybmy the letters from hospitals that i had sent along with my claim ESA50 or whatever it's called. he said there was enough evidence there to see I couldn't repeatedly carry out the tasks they have to assess us for. don't know if he were just testing me but he did shake my hand as we left...... not sure if he was being polite or testing my strength lol he was nice though and I must be one of the lucky ones ( I mean in the case of ATOS as I 'm certainly not lucky being in pain very day) i never had a bad thing to say about them.

I do know someone else who has seen the same doctor, she doesn't have fibro or same problems as me, but her condition is pretty bad and Is very lucky to have had both her legs saved from the knees down and he doesn't seem to have been so kind there. really don't know what the answer is but I do urge all of you to complete that questionaire that there was a link on here the other day to give your honest opinions of your treatment by ATOS .

personally I am dead against the british government doing away with most of its staff to then pay outside contractors to do the jobs the civil deviants have done for years . one thing that seems to have changed too, i am lead to believe is that these 'contarctors' don't have to sign the official secrets acts like the civil service staff always had to do long ago...even casual staff had to complete the form and were bound by it forever . I bet that isn't the case now!

hope you get to be seen by a genuine and fair doctor for your DLA wishing you good luck xxxx

[Devonlady]

I asked my specalist for a letter which I sent in with my claim as this is allowed along with a letter from my gp which stated how my life is affected by the fibro. Good luck x

[nanatre]

Thank you Devon lady xx