After speaking to other patients and professionals,I have come to the conclusion that
1. Very few people have heard of fully funded care and dont know about their rights to an assessment.
2. Very few people with Parkinsons fit easily into the strict criteria, unless they have other significant health care needs.
3. Patients even with end stage Parkinsons disease are disavantaged by the way the criteria is worded and sections that are irrelevant to them.
4. Assessors may not have enough knowledge of Parkinsons, to understand fluctuations in the condition and risks associated with the on/off periods.