Hello all,
me again! Thank you to everyone for all of your advice over the past 24 hours, i feel SO much happier knowing a bit more about what to do.
I just wondered if anyone knew at which point an LPA would NOT be granted? My mum is going to the gp this thurs to be referred for a mental health assessment. Not sure how long this will take but if i start the LPA process today (and i've been told it takes about 9 weeks), will the LPA still be granted until the point she has had an official diagnosis from the mental health team, even if her gp has referred her? Or will the LPA wait until the referral results come back? Do they look at med records? if so, we may not get it as mum is really on the edge already! Eeek! It's so stressful!
me again! Thank you to everyone for all of your advice over the past 24 hours, i feel SO much happier knowing a bit more about what to do.
I just wondered if anyone knew at which point an LPA would NOT be granted? My mum is going to the gp this thurs to be referred for a mental health assessment. Not sure how long this will take but if i start the LPA process today (and i've been told it takes about 9 weeks), will the LPA still be granted until the point she has had an official diagnosis from the mental health team, even if her gp has referred her? Or will the LPA wait until the referral results come back? Do they look at med records? if so, we may not get it as mum is really on the edge already! Eeek! It's so stressful!