Atos Medicals - Questions, Answers and Support

[panpete]

Just opened a Brown Envelope of Despair© (dated a week ago, naturally!) that informs me that THE BENEFIT YOU RECEIVE IS CHANGING, and that the DWP will be phoning me to answer any questions I have about ESA (I suspect they won't answer stuff like "is the allowance fit for purpose?", though), and that after we've spoken they'll send me a form to fill in. So far, so "fuck me, another fucking form!".
Apparently, if I haven't heard from the within two weeks of the date of the letter (that's next friday, then!), I should phone THEM. Fuck off, you piss-taking cunts. Do your job or don't do it, but don't expect me to pick up your slack, you incompetent wankrags!

E2A: Just put fresh batteries in my dictaphone. They're going to get the "this call is being recorded for training purposes" treatment!

Ah the letter of doom.
It also says, somewhere in the letter, "You are affected now"

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Ah the letter of doom.
It also says, somewhere in the letter, "You are affected now"

Affected should be infected with the poison that is ATOS

 

[WouldBe]

and

Tweets based on an anonymous source allegedly working within UC claim that the original software has been ditched at a cost of £300 million and that new claims for UC will not now start nationally until 2015.

£300 million for software

What planet do these idiots live on?

Do the software developers live on mars and all the information is being transfered between them and the DWP by royal mail?

£300 million? Anyone would think that the developers had to sit and re-write the software everytime they needed to install it on another PC.

 

[Quartz]

has this been posted?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...e-disability-benefit-assessments-8727115.html

Careful. That could be construed to mean that ATOS get it right ~90% of the time.

 

[Greebo]

<snip>ATOS get it right ~90% of the time.

Chance would be a fine thing.

 

[Libertad]

The latest ESA50 01/13 plumbs new depths of obscuration and devilment.

 

[Celt]

well my relief was short lived, new ESA50 delivered this morning, so that is the first year review a bit early, the day before they are to ring me back, wonder if they will call me.

c**ts

 

[ViolentPanda]

(((((Celt)))))

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

well my relief was short lived, new ES50 delivered this morning, so that is the first year review a bit early, the day before they are to ring me back, wonder if they will call me.

c**ts

I'm wondering how long before I get next one despite his being awarded for 2 years

 

[WouldBe]

well my relief was short lived, new ES50 delivered this morning, so that is the first year review a bit early, the day before they are to ring me back, wonder if they will call me.

c**ts

Did you go to tribunal?

My solicitor has said that if tribunal awards you your benefit and says not to be reviewed for x years then if you get called in for an assessment before then then show ATOS the tribunal decision as it's a bit hard to overrule a judge. It might work with the DWP as well.

 

[Celt]

Did you go to tribunal?

My solicitor has said that if tribunal awards you your benefit and says not to be reviewed for x years then if you get called in for an assessment before then then show ATOS the tribunal decision as it's a bit hard to overrule a judge. It might work with the DWP as well.

No, I have asked them to accept a late appeal on their decision last year which put me IN WRAG,

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Just got a text from friend who's been assessed as fit to work in 18 months. He has 22 percent kidney function (and I think he only has 1 kidney) Also had cancer a while back

 

[equationgirl]

Just got a text from friend who's been assessed as fit to work in 18 months. He has 22 percent kidney function (and I think he only has 1 kidney) Also had cancer a while back

 

[panpete]

Hello, sorry to hear of all the latest grim things to happen to our members.

I just popped on to ask a question. How can I inform atos that I want a copy of my medical assessment report, because I forgot to request this on my ESA50 form.
thanks.

 

[Greebo]

<snip>How can I inform atos that I want a copy of my medical assessment report, because I forgot to request this on my ESA50 form.<snip>

Write to ATOS requesting a copy of your medical assessment report.

Keep a copy of the letter and send it "signed for".

That way, you've got proof of what you requested and you'll also have proof of when your request actually gets there.

 

[equationgirl]

Hello, sorry to hear of all the latest grim things to happen to our members.

I just popped on to ask a question. How can I inform atos that I want a copy of my medical assessment report, because I forgot to request this on my ESA50 form.
thanks.

Was going to post the same as Greebo but she beat me to it!

 

[Greebo]

Was going to post the same as Greebo but she beat me to it!

*Buffs nails which are still smoking after than turn of speed*

 

[equationgirl]

*Buffs nails which are still smoking after than turn of speed*

Hope your nails didn't get chipped

 

[Greebo]

Hope your nails didn't get chipped

It wouldn't show if they did; short and no varnish.

 

[equationgirl]

It wouldn't show if they did; short and no varnish.

Same here

 

[existentialist]

Well, all I can say is that in your haste to post what seemed to you like a good solution to the problem, you missed the best one, which would have been to train a flock of parrots to sing the message, in perfect four-part harmony, then tie them to a flock of messenger pigeons which could have led them to ATOS's hollowed-out volcano headquarters where they could have delivered it, and awaited a response to be delivered via the followup team of mynah birds.

See, in your rush to state the "obvious", you missed the best. Feh

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Well, all I can say is that in your haste to post what seemed to you like a good solution to the problem, you missed the best one, which would have been to train a flock of parrots to sing the message, in perfect four-part harmony, then tie them to a flock of messenger pigeons which could have led them to ATOS's hollowed-out volcano headquarters where they could have delivered it, and awaited a response to be delivered via the followup team of mynah birds.

See, in your rush to state the "obvious", you missed the best. Feh

Mynah birds are brilliant

 

[Greebo]

Mynah birds are brilliant

You've just reminded me to look out for "Arabel and Mortimer"

 

[equationgirl]

well my relief was short lived, new ESA50 delivered this morning, so that is the first year review a bit early, the day before they are to ring me back, wonder if they will call me.

c**ts

Did they call back in the end?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

You've just reminded me to look out for "Arabel and Mortimer"

 

[Greebo]

<derail> Sorry in this weather I tend to go off at all sorts of tangents.

Mynah birds are clever and can mimic human speech, the same applies to some ravens. The Arabel and Mortimer series was written by Joan Aiken about a little girl and her raven (Mortimer), and done for Jackanory by Bernard Cribbens.</derail>

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

<derail> Sorry in this weather I tend to go off at all sorts of tangents.


Mynah birds are clever and can mimic human speech, the same applies to some ravens. The Arabel and Mortimer series was written by Joan Aiken about a little girl and her raven (Mortimer), and done for Jackanory by Bernard Cribbens.</derail>

I know about Mynah birds, they're dead common in Malaysia (well the common Mynahs are).

I haven't heard of Arabel and Mortimer

 

[Greebo]

I know about Mynah birds, they're dead common in Malaysia (well the common Mynahs are).

I haven't heard of Arabel and Mortimer

(Minnie's deprived childhood)

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

 

[panpete]

Write to ATOS requesting a copy of your medical assessment report.

Keep a copy of the letter and send it "signed for".

That way, you've got proof of what you requested and you'll also have proof of when your request actually gets there.

Thanks will do.