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I think I may have mentioned before that Maximus is also a brand of lube. So, whether assessed by people working for that firm, or using the lubricant, you're probably going to get shafted. *gets coat* NB: The manufacturers have nothing to do with the company about to take over assessments -...

...weren't very often, every few years I think (and then there were some years I was working and out of the benefits system). I think, as you say, ATOS haven't done this with me now, I think it's more with the backlog, reassessments were put on hold (was it anybody not already in the assessment...

I was told award was for 2 years and that time is well up now

...when Incapacity Benefit was relatively new, it was supposed to be annual reassessments, but the medical examiners (and these were doctors, not Atos's "Healthcare practitioners") had the discretion to extend the period. I first had an IB assessment in '95, then one in '96 and one in '97. At...

You can, and if you're likely to be on ESA for a while, it's worth requesting, as it'll help you a bit when you next have to fill in an ES50. Problem with "notice" is that their statutory obligation on notice is only 10 working days IIRC. :(

Some people did seem to be getting an indication earlier in the thread (iirc Minnie_the_Minx and her friend did) but it wouldn't surprise me if the letter has been changed in light of a change of WCA provider seeing as ATOS are pulling out of the contract.

...assessment, the anniversary of which is looming in a couple of weeks. Not heard a sausage about it yet :hmm: half hoping the stories about atos delays still hold, otoh i'd rather get it over and done with - as long as i get notice and chance to prepare etc.. (obviously not answering for VP...

...on the the days the calls were allegedly made and I had my mobile with me whenever I did. The rest was just a regurgitation of the drivel that ATOS had come up with. In spite of repeated requests, I only received the full report of the ATOS interview after the MR process had finished. The...

She was 'talking' to Atos before the Maximus contract was announced. Edit. It was Unum she was talking to BigTom The Unum Paradox This....

:( Sue was always a bit on the edge, labour party reformist type, but I'm surprised and saddened she's gone to work for fucking Maximus, I wonder if it was still ATOS doing the assessments whether she'd have taken a job there.

Mr Porte-ato Head does the Oz TT champs - 40km tho with some reasonably decent oppo. Fair play to him :cool:

I'm late on this thread, my heart goes out to you. If you cannot speak on the phone about this, (I couldn't) could you enquire about corresponding by letter at whoever is advising you, given the lack of CAB.

Sorry to hear that they're trying to kebab you. That "mandatory reconsideration by phone" appears to be yet another method to reduce the number of people who appeal. I can't do this shit by phone because of my short-term memory problems and hearing difficulties. Others can't for other physical...

Bumped because this seems to be the most recent thread about ATOS appeals. First to lor6126 hope you're managing to cope with applying for new benefits etc. You said there isn't a CAB in your town - in case you don't already know, you can also access help from them by phone on 03444 111 444...

...to the Work Capability Assessment for Education and Support Allowance, so your point is meaningless. the "healthcare professionals" used by ATOS, except for occupational therapists, are all drawn from medical roles, not from the ranks of social workers, so differentiation between weighting...

...in spite of yourself, you say something sensible. But your snide digs at people who've more than earned their right to speak out against how ATOS carry out assessments, and at those who don't subscribe to the Wesselyite recommendations for treating ME are, in my arrogant opinion, beyond the...

Had you bothered to read any of the thread for supporting those through the Atos WCA, you would see that people do not object to the assessment itself, but the way it is carried out, by people who are invariably ill-equipped to assess complex medical histories (if you had MS would you want to be...

This is a thread asking for help by someone confused and distressed: as toggle says, your pathetic attempts at political point-scoring aren't appropriate. If you want to start a thread about the 'merits' of the ESA assessment system then go and do it in P&P. Having recently seen from very...

Fuck off with your sectarian political bullshit, you knobshine. This isn't the place for it.

...you have these conditions, by the way!) ? The DWP are very strict about not accepting self-diagnoses, and demanding actual medical evidence (my Atos "work capability assessment" last week saw me taking a dozen different hospital letters, as well as printouts of manufacturer medication...