§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on medical examinations for vibration white finger in respect of the intermittent nature of the condition. [142153]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe medical assessment process for Vibration White Finger (VWF) has been developed with experts in the area of vibration disease. It allows for a claimant with a history of exposure to vibration to undertake a number of controlled tests and to set out for the examining doctor their symptoms.
30WThis enables the doctor to build up a detailed picture of the claimant's hand condition in order that the diagnosis can be confirmed and the severity of the condition assessed.
In severe sufferers there is a continuous disability.