Ministers have been urged to overhaul the government’s contract with the private firm Atos Healthcare, which carries out medical assessments […]
Read moreIs ATOS are getting away with under performance?
Impose sanctions on ATOS
Citizens Advice has renewed its call for the government to impose financial penalties on Atos for every inaccurate work capability […]
Read moreYesterday the High Court granted permission to two disabled people to bring a claim for judicial review against the Secretary […]
Read moreGPs 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, […]
Read moreNew 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 […]
Read moreWCA: 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 […]
Read morePaul Farmer, Chief Exeutive of the mental health charity Mind has quit his position as the charity representative on a […]
Read moreMan dies after Work Capability Assessment declares him fit for work The Derbyshire Times is reporting…that there are calls for […]
Read moreThe Times report on benefit back logs
Read more