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Lung disease patient Marilyn Blakeman suffers from a host of conditions that make it almost impossible for her to travel far.
These include arthritis, an ulcer, an under-active thyroid, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and total food intolerance – which means she has to live on a diet of special strawberry and banana milkshakes.
Marilyn is one of thousands to receive a recent letter telling her she must sign on and show willing to work.

The 58-year-old was told the £340 a month she received was being stopped immediately.
This left her with £70.95 disability living allowance every week – but £51.40 of that goes toward running her motability vehicle, leaving her to survive on £19.55 a week.​
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http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...-get-a-job-after-benefits-axe-91466-32300465/
 
I was out, but thanks! :)

Yeah so I don't keep up so sorry if this is something that's come up before. But from something I've just heard you would be well-advised to pay very careful attention to all the paperwork from ATOS in case, say, ooh, I don't know, there is a document declaring you fit to work signed by a doctor you haven't met via ATOS or otherwise, a doctor you have never heard of, who does not work at your practice who have also never heard of him, and is not known to the GMC.
 
quimcunx said:
I was out, but thanks! :)

Yeah so I don't keep up so sorry if this is something that's come up before. But from something I've just heard you would be well-advised to pay very careful attention to all the paperwork from ATOS in case, say, ooh, I don't know, there is a document declaring you fit to work signed by a doctor you haven't met via ATOS or otherwise, a doctor you have never heard of, who does not work at your practice who have also never heard of him, and is not known to the GMC.
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Well considering it's hard to get the name of the person who assesses you anyway, could they be the "doctor" you're talking about? :hmm:
 
They are not doctors though are they? Whoever this person was they were signing off as doctor.

according to my sources. :hmm:
 
Just had a call from the neurology bods and now have an appointment for early January.

Including the psych bods and the toothyankers, does Treliske Hospital do a loyalty card scheme?

The way I'm going I could probably pay for my hearse with Frequent Die-er Miles.
 
Bakunin said:
Just had a call from the neurology bods and now have an appointment for early January.

Including the psych bods and the toothyankers, does Treliske Hospital do a loyalty card scheme?

The way I'm going I could probably pay for my hearse with Frequent Die-er Miles.
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I sometimes feel like that on behalf of himself :D

Anyway, glad you can get Christmas over with first :)
 
I'm just here checking the thread.

At my first assessment - years ago,my memory escapes me* - before I had any idea or opinions about ATOS it was the name thing and lack of manners that started me off at them.
I was called into the room by my name and then addressed by the assessor using it. She then launched off, asking me some sort of general question.
I had my notepad open "I'm sorry, I need to write some notes or I may forget. What was your name please?"
Thus it started.
All she had to do was be polite and introduce herself:mad:

*Memory errrm...
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
Not all of them, but equationgirl says you can request a doctor experienced in certain conditions
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I'm just repeating what the DWP themselves advise ;)

quimcunx - some may be doctors, but Atos tends to use the phrase 'Healthcare Practitioner' or HCP to describe the assessors. The DWP recommends the use of a doctor for certain conditions, and the use of a specialist for others. HCP is used to disguise the fact that many assessors are not doctors or nurses, and may not have direct experiences of certain conditions and the attendant difficulties in managing them.
 
equationgirl said:
quimcunx - some may be doctors, but Atos tends to use the phrase 'Healthcare Practitioner' or HCP to describe the assessors. The DWP recommends the use of a doctor for certain conditions, and the use of a specialist for others. HCP is used to disguise the fact that many assessors are not doctors or nurses, and may not have direct experiences of certain conditions and the attendant difficulties in managing them.
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according to what I heard (third hand) is that in their papers from ATOS there was a letter signed by a Doctor, not HCP, saying the claimant was fit for work. The claimant had no recollection of meeting any doctor with the name given and no such doctor could be found.

Of course they might have picked up the wrong end of the stick.
 
quimcunx said:
according to what I heard (third hand) is that in their papers from ATOS there was a letter signed by a Doctor, not HCP, saying the claimant was fit for work. The claimant had no recollection of meeting any doctor with the name given and no such doctor could be found.

Of course they might have picked up the wrong end of the stick.
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Under the Data Protection Act, all information held about a person must be released to that person if a Data Protection Request is made. This may be worth doing. Also, have they checked the GMC Register? Historical data can also be checked:

http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/register/LRMP.asp
 
Bakunin said:
And they'd probably have Doctors Crippen, Mengele and Palmer presiding at appeals tribunals as well.

ATOS would probably have declared Lazarus fit for work as his condition had suddenly taken a turn for the better.
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I can never remember what happened to Lazarus after JesusAtos declared him fit for work. How long was it before he keeled over? :hmm:
 
'We are the Atos Story Collective.We want to tell the stories that ATOS would like to ban.We want to hear from people who have experienced ATOS assessments. We will use these stories to create a piece of drama that tells the world the truth about ATOS Healthcare. If you'd like to share your story with us, please send it to atosstories@gmail.com by 31st December 2011. We promise to acknowledge every story and make sure to use it as effectively as we can.'
http://atosstories.blogspot.co.uk/
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I think that's out of date - they turned the experiences into monologues and performances to be staged wherever. I don't think they're looking for new material :confused:
 
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