NEL Table 2 - Loss of Amenities
NEL Table 2 - Loss of Amenities
Table 2 in Part B of the Approved Guide states:
LOSS OF AMENITIES
Loss of amenities is also known as loss of enjoyment of life.
A score out of 5 is assessed for each of the following:
.mobility;
.social relationships; and
.recreation and leisure activities.
These are then combined with the scores from Tables 1, 3 and 4 using the combined value calculation (Table 5).
Social Relationships
Concerns the employee's capacity to engage in usual social and personal relationships
|
SCORE |
DESCRIPTION OF EFFECT |
|
0 |
Usual relationships unaffected |
|
1 |
Minor interference with personal relationships, causing some reduction in social activities and contacts |
|
2 |
Relationships confined to immediate and extended family and close friends, but unable to relate to casual acquaintances. |
|
3 |
Difficulty in maintaining relationships with close friends and the extended family |
|
4 |
Social contacts confined to immediate family |
|
5 |
Difficulties relating socially to anyone |
The other scores in Table 2 are for Mobility and for Recreation and Leisure Activities.
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