The Department has set out the criteria for when to apply the new severe conditions re-referral period. This can be applied at filework and following a face-to-face assessment. CRITERIA ONE of the following Functional Support Group (LCWRA) criteria must be met: Mobilising 50m Transfer independently Reaching Picking up and/or moving Manual dexterity Making yourself understood Understanding communication Weekly incontinence Learning tasks Awareness of hazards Personal actions Coping with change Engaging socially Appropriateness of behaviour Unable to eat / drink / chew / swallow / convey food or drink ONE of the above criteria is met, ALL FOUR of the following criteria must also be met: Criterion Description Examples of Examples of conditions that conditions that might meet the might not meet the criteria criteria The level of The level of Neurone Conditions which function would function would Disease (MND), might be severe at always meet always meet severe and times but recovery LCWRA LCWRA criteria progressive forms of function might be of MS, present for Parkinson’s, All substantial periods, dementias, All such as recently chromosomal diagnosed relapsing conditions, non-progressive Huntington’s, forms of MS or severe irreversible some people with cardiorespiratory less severe mental failure, severe health conditions acquired brain with periods of injury list is reasonable function …this not exhaustive
The Department has set out the criteria for when to apply the new severe conditions re-referral period. This can be applied at filework and following a face-to-face assessment. CRITERIA ONE of the following Functional Support Group (LCWRA) criteria must be met: Mobilising 50m Transfer independently Reaching Picking up and/or moving Manual dexterity Making yourself understood Understanding communication Weekly incontinence Learning tasks Awareness of hazards Personal actions Coping with change Engaging socially Appropriateness of behaviour Unable to eat / drink / chew / swallow / convey food or drink ONE of the above criteria is met, ALL FOUR of the following criteria must also be met: Criterion Description Examples of conditions that might meet the criteria Examples of conditions that might not meet the criteria The level of function would always meet LCWRA The level of function would always meet LCWRA criteria Neurone Disease (MND), severe and progressive forms of MS, Parkinson’s, All dementias, All chromosomal conditions, Huntington’s, severe irreversible cardiorespiratory failure, severe acquired brain injury …this list is not exhaustive Conditions which might be severe at times but recovery of function might be present for substantial periods, such as recently diagnosed relapsing non-progressive forms of MS or some people with less severe mental health conditions with periods of reasonable function