Petition Don't merge the assessments for PIP and ESA In a speech on 5/3/19, Work & Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd announced plans to merge assessments for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Employment & Support Allowance (ESA) from 2021. Seeing as PIP & ESA are different benefits with different ...

Rosemary_1706 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:34 pm

Thats really good news!

Thanks. My Mum's got a Health MOT the week after next. I'll discuss everything then. Hopefully the Nutritionist they send out will be more understanding and supportive.

I understand how frustrating this is. However, the nutritionalist has a duty to make reasonable adjustments for you, as carer, as well as the caree. Find out where she comes from, who is in charge, and ask that you be allowed to make an appointment directly with this person's manager. Whilst you un...

My Mum was referred to the Nutrionist in February by the District Nurse, as she's lost a lot of weight. The appointment was about a month ago. On the day they phoned literally 10 minutes before the appointment to ask if it was urgent, I said no so they cancelled the appointment. I explained that my ...

Without attempting to pour oil on troubled waters , a link to the Parliamentary & Health Care Ombudsman ... where situations like this one should be reported : https://www.ombudsman.org.uk/making-complaint/what-we-can-and-cant-help/how-we-can-help-complaints-about-continuing-healthcare-funding May ...

Numerous CHC petitions over the years. For the latest report from the House ... link posted on earlier threads ... look no further : https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/public-accounts-committee/inquiries/parliament-2017/investigation-nhs-healthcare-funding-1...

Came across the below Petition: Start a public enquiry into NHS Continuing Healthcare CHC funding is mismanaged by Clinical Commissioning Groups leaving families emotionally and financially devastated when they should be spending quality time with loved ones who, as enshrined in law, should have hea...

Further info can be found on this link https://caretobedifferent.co.uk/wits-end-nhs-continuing-healthcare/ x I have tried lots of avenues on the list, but have drawn a blank on all of them. My Mum is illegally having to pay for care when she shouldn't have to. The injustice is making me more ill, c...

Further info can be found on this link https://caretobedifferent.co.uk/wits-end-nhs-continuing-healthcare/ x I have tried lots of avenues on the list, but have drawn a blank on all of them. My Mum is illegally having to pay for care when she shouldn't have to. The injustice is making me more ill, c...

As the MP requested another review, and that was last July, I would go ahead with it now. Clearly your mothers needs have increased. I know its very exhausting, sadly though, one of two ways. Fight on, with as much evidence that you can get, from Doctors, etc, or accept the findings, which you feel...