Department of Social Protection
Disability Allowance medical report (DAMed1)
The DA1 application carries a medical report, DAMed1, that the patient's doctor completes and that should travel with any specialist reports the practice holds.
The form itself is Department of Social Protection’s: the official form, on Department of Social Protection’s site (link checked 24 October 2026). Below is what each person fills in, where it goes, and the document we provide beside it.
What it asks for
Medical report, completed by the doctorThe consultant completes
- Hospital admissions
- Relevant investigations
- Attending a specialist, on medication, other treatment
- Clinical findings
- Pregnancy and expected date of delivery, where relevant
- Doctor's signature, IMC number and address
- DSP panel number, for the fee
Enclosures the form asks forThe secretary completes
- Reports from consultants, psychiatrists, psychologists, physiotherapists and counsellors
- Test results and other relevant information
Where it goes
- The patient signs the permission to release medical information, then the doctor completes the Medical Report (DAMed1).
- The doctor is asked to enclose copies of recent specialist reports and any test results so the department has a full picture when deciding the claim.
- A special fee is paid for completing and returning the report; the doctor's DSP panel number goes in the box provided to ensure payment.
Using it well
- Pull the specialist reports and results from the chart before the consultant sits down; the form asks for them as enclosures.
- Record the DSP panel number once in practice settings so it is to hand for every social-welfare form.
Open it in the sample practice
The sample practice is the real Ask Brigid on invented patients, open without a sign-up. This document joins its Library with the next sample-practice update; the Library already holds the practice’s templates.
Sources
- Disability Allowance application form DA1 with medical report DAMed1 (September 2026), read 24 October 2026
Checked against the sources above on 24 October 2026. Issuers change their forms; check the official page before you rely on a detail here.
Questions
What should be enclosed with the DAMed1 medical report?
Copies of recent reports from specialists such as consultants, psychiatrists, psychologists, physiotherapists and counsellors, plus any test results or other relevant information.
Is the doctor paid for completing DAMed1?
The form says a special fee is paid for completing and returning the report, with the doctor's DSP panel number entered to ensure payment.
What identifies the doctor on the form?
The IMC number and the doctor's signature, not in capital letters, with the practice address.
In Ask Brigid this paperwork sits beside the diary and the record: The patient record in Ask Brigid.