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The disturbing truth about disability assessments
Le73Uq86Uv
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Two recent television programmes made public what doctors and patients already know: fitness to work assessments being conducted in the UK by the private firm Atos are unfit for purpose and damaging. Why are doctors involved in this farce, asks Margaret McCartney
Full text here - bmj.com
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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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Le73Uq86Uv wrote: »
Read the other night!
We've known this for some time; the problem has been doing something about it.
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Do you think the BMA may appreciate being supported by further cases like our own?
On their webpage: http://bma.org.uk/about-the-bma/what-we-do/lobbying it encourages viable constructive actions and directs you how to take those active steps forward. I will be doing it.
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