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What's your Experience of the Atos/ Work Capability Assessment
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In an answer to a parliamentary question on Atos from Frank Field (lab) Chris Grayling said :
"Based on the results of a trial during 2011, we have not implemented universal recording for claimants going through the work capability assessment (WCA).
We have asked Atos Healthcare to accommodate requests for audio recording, where a claimant makes a request in advance of their assessment.
This approach began in late 2011 and we will monitor take up during 2012 before making a decision on the requirement for recording assessments, taking into account factors such as value for money and the value it adds to the WCA process.
As part of this process we are also reviewing Atos capacity to provide recordings for those claimants who currently request one".
We at Disabled People against Cuts (DPAC), Black Triangle and Social Welfare Union (SWU) want to make sure that we gather the REAL facts on what people are experiencing. We suspect that the government will try to pull the option for recordings of WCA completely due to what they will say is a lack of demand, so we have put together a short survey to gather information on the demand for recordings and on other issues on the WCA.
Please pass this survey on to as many people as possible. If you know someone who would like a printed paper copy of this survey please send their details to [EMAIL="mail@dpac.net.uk"]mail@dpac.net.uk[/EMAIL]
survey - surveymonkey.com
by Disabled People against Cuts (DPAC), Black Triangle and Social Welfare Union (SWU)
"Based on the results of a trial during 2011, we have not implemented universal recording for claimants going through the work capability assessment (WCA).
We have asked Atos Healthcare to accommodate requests for audio recording, where a claimant makes a request in advance of their assessment.
This approach began in late 2011 and we will monitor take up during 2012 before making a decision on the requirement for recording assessments, taking into account factors such as value for money and the value it adds to the WCA process.
As part of this process we are also reviewing Atos capacity to provide recordings for those claimants who currently request one".
We at Disabled People against Cuts (DPAC), Black Triangle and Social Welfare Union (SWU) want to make sure that we gather the REAL facts on what people are experiencing. We suspect that the government will try to pull the option for recordings of WCA completely due to what they will say is a lack of demand, so we have put together a short survey to gather information on the demand for recordings and on other issues on the WCA.
Please pass this survey on to as many people as possible. If you know someone who would like a printed paper copy of this survey please send their details to [EMAIL="mail@dpac.net.uk"]mail@dpac.net.uk[/EMAIL]
survey - surveymonkey.com
by Disabled People against Cuts (DPAC), Black Triangle and Social Welfare Union (SWU)
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It had no link, It was not to long and I have no idea why.
It had no link, It was not to long and I have no idea why.
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This kind of "information gathering" is fundamentally flawed - people do not complain if they have had a positive experience. I do think ATOS are a nightmare, but organisations such as Black Triangle really do not help the situation.0
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mynameistallulah wrote: »This kind of "information gathering" is fundamentally flawed - people do not complain if they have had a positive experience. I do think ATOS are a nightmare, but organisations such as Black Triangle really do not help the situation.
There's nothing wrong with asking
*1. On a scale of 1 to 15 with 1 being very bad and 15 being excellent how many points would you give Atos for the way they carry out the Work Capability Assessments?
but the survey is a mess, and qs 4 and 5 should be removed.0
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