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  • FTW
    FTW Posts: 8,682 Forumite
    GPs may know a lot about medicine but they don't necessarily know much about working life. Too many patients can get their GP to certify anything, so an independent assessment service is needed.

    If you're talking about Atos, then Atos isn't independent.

    The DWP have contracted them to perform work for them, so obviously Atos are going to act in their client's best interest.

    That's not the same thing as an independent assessment service.
  • FTW
    FTW Posts: 8,682 Forumite
    The genuine claimants will see nothing wrong with this.

    That's the point. Genuine claimants do see something wrong with this, and they have done for several years now.
  • FTW wrote: »
    That's the point. Genuine claimants do see something wrong with this, and they have done for several years now.


    To be fair, skcollobcat10 also said somehting about being assessed by independent GPs - ATOS aren't GPs. Maybe that's the problem?
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