I am in the process of fighting to get...
I am in the process of fighting to get my elder sons Mobility raised back up to high rate.
One random GP who never even met him decided he didn't need it despite me sending in 6 letters of support from the parties who help care for him (social worker, his teacher, comm Paed, OT., community nurse, geneticist and paid carers plus my own descriptive statement of his needs)
It has now been sent to tribunal and has caused untold amounts of stress in an already overstressed life for me. We do not know if we will win the appeal.
This is all based on the word of one randon GP employed by the DWP who will not be held accountable for his ignorant and wrong decision and judgement of my son and his needs.
The system is wrong, totally wrong and this should not be allowed to happen.
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Josh W notes: But what is the solution? A less stressful tribunal process? I imagine with something that important to you it will always be stressful, but are there ways it could be made easier?
On holding the doctor accountable, do you mean that if his decision is overturned he should be fined, or have some other form of punishment?
There is a problem with people making decisions too carelessly that do not effect them, but would you expect people to apply this on both sides; what should be the penalty if they falsely give people mobility stuff they don't need, squeezing the budget that covers your own son's help? I can't think how you'd do that, and if you don't you just encourage doctors to allow all requests or risk sanctions, depleting the money available until the program can no longer be supported.
It's wonderful to me that the government fund such a program, and that your son can get help at any rate, but I imagine that is little comfort to you.
written 21st October 2009 | abusive?