Atos medical.

shazza71_2

Hi all,
Just wondering if the Atos medical is classed as an interview.
My husband recieved his results yesterday and they have deemed him fit to work,but it mentions face to face interview he had on 9th January(which is when he had his medical)

thanx

rogerblack

It's not the term usually used in the letters I've had - but it certainly is more an appropriate term than 'medical'.

Are there any particularly inaccurate bits, that you feel you can appeal on?

shazza71_2

yes there is,they say he has a toned and muscled physique, callouses on his hands and feet which suggests he has been economical with the truth of his day to day activities...
he`s only been on ESA for 6 months so these things are hardly going to wither away in 6 months

Eeyore2009

appeal against the decision

rotoguys

Well that is a new one to me. Toned and muscled appearance!!

So the sick that are unable to work should look like...........??

I'm alright I suppose, I look tired, pasty complexion, with not a muscle to be seen!!

They had me down as well kempt - course I was, my wife wouldn't have let me out of the door looking like I normally do! She would have been too ashamed of me.

Just a point, on what basis could you possibly appeal if the description was a correct one?

rogerblack

To be fair - the HCP in this case is doing what they are supposed to do.
They are specifically asked to inspect hands for calluses that may indicate work, as well as general muscle tone.

Of course, they should then put that into context, and ask the claimant further questions to see if there are reasonable explanations.

shazza71_2

They also mentioned to him that he had a "nice tan". (which he does tan easily but manages to keep his colour for years), we havent been on holiday for 4 or 5 years.
Hubby has always been a manual worker hence the physique and callouses.

man from the JC picked up on the interview mentioned instead of medical, also nothing was asked of my husbands medication. Hbby`s GP has told him not to work, lift anything and rest, until they can sort his problem out.

inspirespirit

Good grief. You have no chance if that is truly the case. My dad worked as a bricklayer from the age of 13 (they did back then). He worked outdoors until he retired at 65. He died at age 83 and he still had the 'tan' and callouses of an outdoor worker. That's how long they last. I used to think he looked like a red indian cos his skin was so weather worn. He looked lovely literally until the minute he took his last breath. He had had his leg chopped off through cancer and two strokes and yet still looked a big healthy man.

rotoguys

shazza71 wrote: »

Hbby`s GP has told him not to work, lift anything and rest, until they can sort his problem out.

But that is not what the DWP are looking at.

They are interested only if your husband could carry out any work related functions that could be in effect any type of work.

shazza71_2

well my husband left school at 14 to work with his brother on a buliding site, when he was old enough he went to work down the mines, he was there for 14 yrs and has been a manual worker since then..

rotoguys, its hard for him to do anything..

and maybe i should say his GP suspects PVPS, but needs x-rays and an MRI scan to confirm one way or the other..

rotoguys

shazza71 wrote: »

well my husband left school at 14 to work with his brother on a buliding site, when he was old enough he went to work down the mines, he was there for 14 yrs and has been a manual worker since then..

rotoguys, its hard for him to do anything..

and maybe i should say his GP suspects PVPS, but needs x-rays and an MRI scan to confirm one way or the other..

That maybe is the case, but you must remember that your husband is being tested against set descriptors, not that 'it's hard for him to do anything'.