Missing Letters...??

I finally made my mind up to write to the DWP for ALL the correspondence they had on me as advised by the good people on here.. I copied the template which is available and sent it recorded delivery...
Today after a few weeks the said correspondence arrived.... What a joke... All what was in it was my form I filled in nearly 12 months ago, which had been Xeroxed so badly , you cannot make out the answers I had filled in.. The atos assessment medical and a summary of the glossary of the acronyms... There wasn't anything from my GP or the hospital.... Is this right..... Many thanks.....xx

Hi MT,

This FAQ tells you what paperwork you should expect (it is relevant even if you did not have a face2face 'medical'). It is rare for DWP/ATOS to contact your GP or hospital for information, so I am not surprised by the lack of that.

ESA medical – what forms to ask for?

So, someone who has been on a training course for about 6 weeks can deduce what my medical condition is better than my GP and hospital doctors who have been treating me for the last 14 years..... xx

As Gordon says, the official stance is that GPs and hospital consultants are not trained in 'disability assessment' whereas their HCPs are. Therefore, the HCPs are supposed to be the experts in this field.

Over the past 14 years I have had about 4 medical assessments , and passed , or is that failed them all... The points I amassed were for not being able to kneel and not being able to bend my knees , walking any distance in discomfort... So what does the new assessment do, it takes those questions out .... Great , I am glad I am cured...xx...