Evidence Gathering Pilot: Quantitative Analysis
In-House Report No. 119
By Simon Marlow and Joe McLaughlinThis report presents quantitative findings for the Evidence Gathering Pilot in the Sheffield and Rotherham area during 2002. The pilot was a part of the IB Change Programme and explored the impact of utilising general practitioner (GP) patient records to support the Incapacity Benefit Personal Capability Assessment (IB PCA) process. Both the GP and the client themselves needed to consent to this new arrangement. It was hoped that this form of evidence rather than that commonly requested from GPs through the current PCA process would help DWP doctors and decision-makers make 'better' or more appropriate decisions on benefit entitlement including earlier identification of people who satisfy the PCA without recourse to examination and improved ability to identify and support the disallowance of claims that do not satisfy the PCA.
July 2003
ISBN 1 848 388 190 Paperback
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