A kind guide to social benefits

This monograph explains the complex system of social security benefits related to ill health to the general public in the simplest possible way, as well as the assessment of health status by doctors from the medical assessment service for the purpose of granting these benefits. Readers will not only gain up-to-date knowledge on assessment issues, but will also find useful, practical advice on how to proceed when applying for an extension of sickness benefit, a disability pension, a care allowance, a mobility allowance, a special aid allowance, or a disabled person's card. The book is richly illustrated, with cartoons that use humour to help the reader navigate the text. The conclusions of the assessment doctors have a significant impact on a person's health and well-being in the bio-psycho-social context of the person being assessed. The book should help readers decide whether or not to apply for one of the benefits from the social security system in the event of a deterioration in their health, and practically guide them through the entire benefit application process. The main task of this publication is to make the complicated official, and above all, medical-assessment language more accessible to the ordinary reader. Although the publication is primarily designed for the general public, it will also provide necessary information for medical students, as well as for general practitioners in specialist training and experienced doctors in practice. They will find it a reliable guide for their daily practice, which is also closely linked to the activities of the medical assessment service.