{"value":{"id":1168419,"askingMemberId":4682,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2019-12-19T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2020-01-07T00:00:00","uin":"235","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what disability training medical professionals undertaking personal independence payment assessments are required to have in respect to autism.","answeringBodyId":29,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Work and Pensions","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4105,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2020-01-08T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>All health professionals carrying out assessments are clinically qualified and registered practitioners in their own field.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DWP requires health professionals to have a broad training in disability analysis as well as awareness training in specific conditions which include autistic spectrum disorder.</p><p> </p><p>While preparing to undertake an assessment, health professionals have access to a range of resources as well as experienced clinicians to support them in assessing claimants with conditions that they may not be familiar with.</p><p>Additionally, assessment providers engage with medical experts, charities and relevant stakeholders to strengthen their training programmes.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1168419","method":"GET"}]}