The next Medical Panel is 26th July 2023.
Assessment of Medical Need for Re-housing
If you live in the Bassetlaw area and have a medical need to be re-housed, you can apply for an assessment of your medical need for rehousing to The Medical Panel. The medical panel consists of a senior officer of Bassetlaw District Council Housing Allocations Team and a suitably qualified medical advisor for example a general practitioner, registered nurse or occupational therapist.
Applicants living outside the Bassetlaw area must approach their own local authority if they have a medical housing need
Referral to the Medical Panel
- A Housing Medical Assessment Form is available by clicking this link, or can be collected from our property shops at Retford & Worksop or by telephoning 0800 590 542
- A Occupational Therapy Assessment of your needs and the feasibility of adaptations to your current home to may be requested by the Medical Panel. You can obtain an Occupational Therapy Assessment by contacting Nottinghamshire County Council on 0300 5008080.
Criteria for Assessment for Re-housing on Medical Grounds
The assessment will take into account:
- The applicant’s medical needs
- The suitability of their current accommodation for these needs
- Any alternative arrangements or adaptations that have been made or could be made to the property for the applicant’s needs.
The Medical Panel can:-
- Refuse to progress a medical panel assessment because there are insufficient medical grounds.
- Defer an assessment for further reports.
- Carry out an assessment taking into account the fully completed medical panel application and any supporting documentation.
The Medical Panel will not consider social reasons for a request to move, e.g. vandalism, neighbour disputes, your property is too large or too small, pregnancy, overcrowding.
Assessment of Medical Need for Re-housing
If the Medical Panel carries out an assessment of the case they can give the following decisions:-
- Band C - Some Medical Housing Need
- Band B - High Medical Housing Need
- Band A – Severe/Urgent Medical Housing Need
Owner Occupiers
Applicants in Band E because they are Owner Occupiers or have a financial interest in a residential property can only be awarded
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