Ministers have been urged to overhaul the government’s contract with the private firm Atos Healthcare, which carries out medical assessments […]
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18
Aug
2012
Is ATOS are getting away with under performance?
18
Aug
2012
Impose sanctions on ATOS
Citizens Advice has renewed its call for the government to impose financial penalties on Atos for every inaccurate work capability […]
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27
May
2012
GPs vote against the Work Capability Assessment
GPs have voted unanimously in favour of scrapping the work capability assessment (WCA). At the annual GPs’ conference in Liverpool, […]
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18
May
2012
New Appointment to Work Capability Group
Simon Gillespie, chief executive of the MS Society, has been appointed to the independent scrutiny group overseeing improvements to the […]
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08
May
2012
WCA: unconditional support cases increase
New figures show the proportion of disabled people found eligible for unconditional support under the fitness for work regime is […]
Read moreThe new Work Capability Assessment excludes people from benefits The Citizens Advice Bureau is facing greater demands from those who are about to lose their sickness benefits. The Bureau […]
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Paul Farmer, Chief Exeutive of the mental health charity Mind has quit his position as the charity representative on a […]
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17
Jan
2012
Welfare reform – DLA, PIP – in The Lords
Welfare reform -PIP – in The Lords The government faces another rebellion over its welfare Reform Bill after opponents tabled […]
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