Atos Doctors visit

nashly

A couple of months ago an Atos " doctor " visited my wife at home, in his report he stated the large lump on my wife's leg was a cyst which yesterday was diagnosed as a nerve tumor after a scan:eek:
Glad the Atos doctor is not her GP as she would probably be dead by now with all the problems she has had all her life.

Parva

The ATOS 'doctor' is only there to make his report based on the descriptors. The ATOS employee is only there to see how your current condition matches the descriptors and your application and not to make assumptions.

Horseunderwater

nashly wrote: »

A couple of months ago an Atos " doctor " visited my wife at home, in his report he stated the large lump on my wife's leg was a cyst which yesterday was diagnosed as a nerve tumor after a scan:eek:
Glad the Atos doctor is not her GP as she would probably be dead by now with all the problems she has had all her life.

Glad you found out - for it can be dealt with now rather than later. Hope she improves a bit soon.
And yes ATOS person is just there to look into descriptors and how they affect is in everyday stuff etc.

juliep123

To be fair the doctor would only be assessing your wife for eligibility to benefits and would not be expected to provide a diagnosis.
Best wishes to your wife- i hope she improves quickly
Jules

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Although on the other hand, if he were saying/implying that someone's description of extreme pain from a lump on their leg was false because it was just a build up of fluid, that would have some bearing on it.


Plus, someone might put off going to the GP because 'the doctor saw me and if he had thought it was anything important, he would have told me'.



I hope you make a complaint.

Not that anything will be done, mind. Just so you know you've told them and made somebody listen, even though they won't give a damn.

dori2o

nashly wrote: »

A couple of months ago an Atos " doctor " visited my wife at home, in his report he stated the large lump on my wife's leg was a cyst which yesterday was diagnosed as a nerve tumor after a scan:eek:
Glad the Atos doctor is not her GP as she would probably be dead by now with all the problems she has had all her life.

Had this been me, or someone close to me, and it is written in a report that he has given a diagnosis of the problem without properly investigating, then I would photocopy the report and send it with a letter of complaint to the GMC with whom the 'Dr' will have to be registered with in order to practice.

I had to report a 'Nurse' who gave advice to the DWP re my DLA claim. She stated that I was being prescribed 'mild' analgesic medication and that there was no reason that I would be in pain all day.

The fact was, as stated on my claim forms, I was on the equivalent of over 200mg a day of Morphine.

nashly

Thanks for kind replies everyone