Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition

Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition is one of the daily living activities. The points you score for this activity are added to your scores for the other daily living activities.

Check your likely award

Working out how many points you might get can be difficult. The Turn2us PIP Helper takes you through a questionnaire about the PIP activities and gives you an estimate of the award you might be entitled to, so you don't have to work out the points yourself.

Use the Turn2us PIP Helper

Think about whether you can manage therapy or monitor your health condition

When considering this activity, think about whether you can manage prescribed medication, treatment or therapy.

Think about whether you can do these:

• Safely
• Well enough (including without experiencing too much pain or exhaustion)
• Often enough
• Without taking too long

You get points for the sentence that is true for most of the time, or more than half the time. If more than one sentence is true, you will only get points for the one that is true for the most time. 

You can only score one set of points for managing therapy or monitoring a health condition - do not add the points together.

No points

You get no points if you:

• have not been prescribed medication or therapy at home, or
• can manage your medication or prescribed treatment without help.

Examples of medicine include:

• Painkillers or tablets prescribed by your GP
• Creams, lotions or injections prescribed by your doctor

Examples of activity you may have been told to do:

• Special exercises
• Special diet
• Keep a diary
• Notice when your condition gets worse

One point

You get one point if you:

• need an aid to manage medication, or
• need someone to remind, supervise or help you with medication, or
• need someone to remind, supervise or help you complete prescribed treatment.

Examples of aids:

• Reminder alarms
• Dosette or pill box
• Special applicator (like a long-handled sponge for applying cream)

Two points

You get two points if you have to do therapy that takes up to 3.5 hours a week but you can only do it if someone reminds you or helps you, or watches you to keep you safe.

Examples of therapy:

• Physiotherapy prescribed by your doctor
• Using oxygen mask and tank
• Using dialysis machine

Four points

You get four points if you have to do therapy that takes between 3.5 and 7 hours a week but you can only do it if someone reminds you or helps you, or watches you to keep you safe.

Six points

You get six points if you have to do therapy that takes between 7 and 14 hours a week but you can only do it if someone reminds you or helps you, or watches you to keep you safe.

Eight points

You get eight points if you have to do therapy that takes over 14 hours a week but you can only do it if someone reminds you or helps you, or watches you to keep you safe.