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PIP review ignores evidence of dishonesty among assessors
Disability news service blog post , by John Pring, 6 April 2017: PIP review ignores evidence of dishonesty among Atos and Capita assessors The former civil servant commissioned by the government to review its new disability benefit has refused to … Continue reading
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Tagged Atos, Capita, disability benefit assessments, Disability news service, John Pring, Paul Gray CB, Personal Independence Payment, PIP
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PIP investigation – widespread dishonesty of nurse assessors
Disability news service, by John Pring, 26 January 2017: PIP INVESTIGATION: Assessment reports show widespread dishonesty by nurses Healthcare professionals who carry out face-to-face assessments of benefit claimants have lied, ignored written evidence and dishonestly reported the results of physical … Continue reading
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Tagged Atos, Benefits assessments, Capita, Department of Work and Pensions, Disability news service, DWP, John Pring
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Capita faces fresh calls to be stripped of PIP contracts after documentary
Disability news service article, by John Pring, 14 April 2016: Capita faces fresh calls to be stripped of PIP contracts after documentary One of the three outsourcing giants that assesses people for their eligibility for disability benefits is facing calls … Continue reading
Atos, Maximus & Capita admit assessment failures
Disability news service article, by John Pring, February 4, 2016: Atos, Maximus and Capita forced to admit assessment failures The three companies that carry out disability benefit assessments for the government have all been forced to admit regret at … Continue reading
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Tagged Atos, Capita, Department of Work and Pensions, disability benefit assessments, DWP, Maximus, NAO, National audit office, Public Accounts committee
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Question re ME, CFS and WCA in the House of Lords
27 Nov 2012 The Countess of Mar (Crossbench): To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether during work capability assessments Atos Healthcare professionals and Department for Work and Pensions assessors are required to take into account the National Institute for Health and … Continue reading
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Tagged Atos, Countess of Mar, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Hansard, House of Lord, Lord Freud, NICE guidelines, WCA, Work Capability Assessment
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Parliamentary question re Royal Mail & Benefits claimants mail
Asked by The Countess of Mar: To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what circumstances Royal Mail staff are required to open correspondence to the Department for Work and Pensions from claimants containing confidential medical information, as reported in the Independent … Continue reading
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Tagged Atos, Balfour Beatty Workplace, Countess of Mar, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Independent, Lord Freud, Parliamentary Questions, Royal mail
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The disturbing truth about disability assessments: a GP’s view
Two recent television programmes made public what doctors and patients already know: fitness to work assessments being conducted in the UK by the private firm Atos are unfit for purpose and damaging. Why are doctors involved in this farce, asks … Continue reading
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Tagged Atos, BMJ, disability assessments, ESA, Margaret McCartney, WCA
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Has your MP signed EDM re ATOS?
That this House deplores that thousands of sick and disabled constituents are experiencing immense hardship after being deprived of benefits following a work capability assessment carried out by Atos Healthcare under a 100 million a year contract; notes that 40 … Continue reading
Benefits medical assessors have to sign Official Secrets Act
The Guardian reports that Atos Healthcare, the private healthcare company that performs controversial sickness benefit assessments has confirmed that it makes all its medical staff sign the Official Secrets Act. Two doctors who work for Atos raised their concerns with … Continue reading
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