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<p>The Personal Independence Payment assessment is not a medical assessment and there
is no requirement for the Health Professional to diagnose a condition and recommend
treatment options. Health Professionals are trained to be experts in disability analysis
and to assess how a disability or syndrome affects the functional capability of each
individual claimant. Whilst there is no specific training relating to post-polio syndrome,
all Health Professionals have access to a range of resources, including relevant training
on specific impairments, including those that are mental, intellectual and cognitive,
as well as experienced clinicians to support them in assessing claimants with conditions
that they may not be familiar with.</p>
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