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PIP assessment for Mental health carried out by a doctor or mental health nurse

Closed 579 signatures

What the petition asks

PIP assessments for mental health should be carried out by mental health professionals.
I have been diagnosed with manic depression and been unable to claim PIP even though I meet all of the criteria, I'm now having to appeal which will eventually end up in a tribunal which will cost £100's and I'm
not alone, so many of us that suffer from manic depression get rejected on PIP even though we all struggle, we then have more stress incurred through rejected appeals and hundreds of pounds from the government waisted for it to be over turned by the judge, if we just followed correct procedure and carried out the assessment properly with qualified memeber's of staff we would not only save money but also stress and potentially triggering worse episodes.

Timeline

4 Jan 2018 Petition opened for signatures
4 Jul 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 579
Status Closed
Opened 4 Jan 2018
Closed 4 Jul 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.