Biomaterial Database

Making an objective assessment. 2015

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Personal independence payments (PIP) replaced disability living allowance from April 2013, with companies Capita and Atos carrying out assessments in England and Wales on behalf of the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). Nurses play a key role in PIP assessments.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009726	Nurses	Professionals qualified by graduation from an accredited school of nursing and by passage of a national licensing examination to practice nursing. They provide services to patients requiring assistance in recovering or maintaining their physical or mental health.	Nursing Personnel,Personnel, Nursing,Registered Nurses,Nurse,Nurse, Registered,Nurses, Registered,Registered Nurse
D010415	Pensions	Fixed sums paid regularly to individuals.	Retirement Benefits,Benefit, Retirement,Benefits, Retirement,Pension,Retirement Benefit
D004185	Disability Evaluation	Determination of the degree of a physical, mental, or emotional handicap. The diagnosis is applied to legal qualification for benefits and income under disability insurance and to eligibility for Social Security and workmen's compensation benefits.	Disability Evaluations,Evaluation, Disability,Evaluations, Disability
D006113	United Kingdom	Country in northwestern Europe including Great Britain and the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland, located between the North Sea and north Atlantic Ocean. The capital is London.	Great Britain,Isle of Man
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man