A Condition Insight Report (CIR) is an internal document that provides detailed information about a specific condition, including symptoms and potential impacts on daily life. These reports are produced and updated periodically in collaboration with stakeholder groups for exclusive use by health professionals trained in disability assessment medicine.

Below, you can find copies of CIRs previously produced and updated by Capita. These were used to support the previous Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessment Service (ended on 6 September 24), and the new Health Assessment Advisory Service for a limited time (commenced 7 September 24).

Please note the following when accessing the CIRs below:

  • These CIRs are no longer in use and have been replaced by new versions owned by DWP.
  • They do not represent a comprehensive list of all conditions considered during the assessment of function.
  • Reasonable efforts were made to ensure accuracy at the time of production, but they may not reflect the latest understanding of a condition.
  • The CIRs published below will not be updated or maintained.
  • These documents were produced for internal use only and are not available in alternative or accessible formats.
  • The names of individuals have been redacted.

The current CIRs used by our health professionals for delivery of the new Health Assessment Advisory Assessment Service are owned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

For further information about current CIRs, you can make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to DWP - GOV.UK

Downloadable files

Condition Insight Report for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD), PDF, 206KB

Condition Insight Report for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), PDF, 448KB

Condition Insight Report for Alcohol and Drug Misuse, PDF, 240KB

Condition Insight Report for Alpha-1, PDF, 267KB

Condition Insight Report for Amputee, PDF, 247KB

Condition Insight Report for Anxiety, PDF, 240KB

Condition Insight Report for Autism, PDF, 202KB

Condition Insight Report for Bipolar Disorder, PDF, 203KB

Condition Insight Report for Brain Injury, PDF, 212KB

Condition Insight Report for Brittle Bone (Osteogenesis Imperfecta), PDF, 259KB

Condition Insight Report for Cancer V 1.1, PDF, 348KB

Condition Insight Report for Cancer V 1.2, PDF, 442KB

Condition Insight Report for Chronic Kidney Disease, PDF, 340KB

Condition Insight Report for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, PDF, 301KB

Condition Insight Report for Cystic Fibrosis, PDF, 265KB

Condition Insight Report for Deafblindness, PDF, 198KB

Condition Insight Report for Deafness, PDF, 228KB

Condition Insight Report for Dementia, PDF, 240KB

Condition Insight Report for Depression, PDF, 205KB

Condition Insight Report for Diabetes Vision Loss, PDF, 236KB

Condition Insight Report for Down’s Syndrome, PDF, 278KB

Condition Insight Report for Eating Disorders (Bulimia Nervosa and Anorexia Nervosa), PDF, 284KB

Condition Insight Report for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, PDF, 309KB

Condition Insight Report for Endometriosis, PDF, 262KB

Condition Insight Report for Epilepsy, PDF, 257KB

Condition Insight Report for Fetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder (FVSD), PDF, 191KB

Condition Insight Report for Fibromyalgia, PDF, 194KB

Condition Insight Report for Fibrous Dysplasia / McCune Albright Syndrome, PDF, 220KB

Condition Insight Report for Glaucoma, PDF, 194KB

Condition Insight Report for Haemophilia, Haemarthropathy & Infected Blood, PDF, 430KB

Condition Insight Report for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, PDF, 215KB

Condition Insight Report for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), PDF, 234KB

Condition Insight Report for Huntington’s Disease, PDF, 292KB

Condition Insight Report for Hydrocephalus, PDF, 244KB

Condition Insight Report for Keratoconus, PDF, 281KB

Condition Insight Report for Learning Disabilities, PDF, 188KB

Condition Insight Report for Long Covid, PDF, 305KB

Condition Insight Report for MESH, PDF, 275KB

Condition Insight Report for Motor Neurone Disease (MND), PDF, 295KB

Condition Insight Report for Multiple Sclerosis (MS), PDF, 255KB

Condition Insight Report for Multiple System Atrophy, PDF, 248KB

Condition Insight Report for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), PDF, 258KB

Condition Insight Report for Neuromuscular Disorder (NMD), PDF, 215KB

Condition Insight Report for Nystagmus, PDF, 258KB

Condition Insight Report for Obesity, PDF, 171KB

Condition Insight Report for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), PDF, 229KB

Condition Insight Report for Parkinson’s, PDF, 300KB

Condition Insight Report for Personality Disorders (PD), PDF, 213KB

Condition Insight Report for Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS), PDF, 314KB

Condition Insight Report for Primary Immune Deficiency (PID), PDF, 244KB

Condition Insight Report for Psychosis, PDF, 235KB

Condition Insight Report for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), PDF, 203KB

Condition Insight Report for Retinitis Pigmentosa, PDF, 244KB

Condition Insight Report for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), PDF, 269KB

Condition Insight Report for Sarcoidosis, PDF, 267KB

Condition Insight Report for Spina Bifida, PDF, 307KB

Condition Insight Report for Spinal Cord Injury, PDF, 297KB

Condition Insight Report for Stroke, PDF, 216KB

Condition Insight Report for Thalassaemia, PDF, 219KB

Condition Insight Report for Thalidomide Embryopathy, PDF, 213KB

Condition Insight Report for Ulcerative Colitis, PDF, 319KB