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  • schrodie
    schrodie Posts: 8,410 Forumite
    Torry_Quine wrote: »
    In most cases yes they are.


    Most cases?
  • Torry_Quine
    Torry_Quine Posts: 18,876 Forumite
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    schrodie wrote: »
    Most cases?

    Some cases can be decided on the available evidence held about them but they are the exception.
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  • schrodie
    schrodie Posts: 8,410 Forumite
    Torry_Quine wrote: »
    Some cases can be decided on the available evidence held about them but they are the exception.

    I presume these are people who have undergone multiple PCAs over the years that they've been on IB so there will be plenty of previous evidence for Atos to [STRIKE]ignore[/STRIKE] take into account?
  • Torry_Quine
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    schrodie wrote: »
    I presume these are people who have undergone multiple PCAs over the years that they've been on IB so there will be plenty of previous evidence for Atos to [STRIKE]ignore[/STRIKE] take into account?

    Possibly but no-one can be turned down without a 'medical'.
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  • schrodie
    schrodie Posts: 8,410 Forumite
    Torry_Quine wrote: »
    Possibly but no-one can be turned down without a 'medical'.

    Other than previous evidence held on file what reasons could there be for a non-isssung of an ESA50 and gain entry into either the WRAG or SG?

    Ta
  • Atos_Healthcare_representative
    Atos_Healthcare_representative Posts: 221 Organisation Representative
    schrodie wrote: »
    Other than previous evidence held on file what reasons could there be for a non-isssung of an ESA50 and gain entry into either the WRAG or SG?

    Ta

    Hi schrodie

    If DWP send a referral to Atos Healthcare for someone on IB to be assessed for ESA there will be a questionnaire issued. You would need to ask the DWP if there any circumstances where they would not send a referral to us.
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  • schrodie
    schrodie Posts: 8,410 Forumite
    Atos_Healthcare_company_representative wrote: »
    Hi schrodie

    If DWP send a referral to Atos Healthcare for someone on IB to be assessed for ESA there will be a questionnaire issued. You would need to ask the DWP if there any circumstances where they would not send a referral to us.

    Unfortunately the last DWP official I spoke to didn't even know that you could ask for your WCA to be recorded!!! Worrying eh!! But perhaps not for Atos!

    So I very much doubt they'd even know of this situation even though it is covered quite extensively in the Atos Medical Services Handbook!!!

    hay ho!

    Thanks TQ :)
  • isolation
    isolation Posts: 120 Forumite
    edited 20 February 2013 at 7:50PM
    schrodie wrote: »
    Other than previous evidence held on file what reasons could there be for a non-isssung of an ESA50 and gain entry into either the WRAG or SG?

    Ta

    I am not answering your exact question here as you asked to 'gain entry' and also 'non-issuing'...

    However I received a call today from someone in the DWP today with a bit of sense (I should imagine that they will have him stuffed as a result - either that or take disciplinary action against him) and he said that I could ignore the ESA50 that ATOS sent last week and that they would "spare (my partner) the ordeal of ATOS for a year". I didn't want to go into the reasons too much in case he changed his mind but imagine that this was either due to a recent DLA decision or that ICE are investigating the DWP & ATOS at present for the previous claim... so there can be other reasons I guess as opposed to an automatic ATOS assessment.

    Dee
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  • schrodie
    schrodie Posts: 8,410 Forumite
    isolation wrote: »
    I am not answering your exact question here as you asked to 'gain entry' and also 'non-issuing'...

    However I received a call today from someone in the DWP today with a bit of sense (I should imagine that they will have him stuffed as a result - either that or take disciplinary action against him) and he said that I could ignore the ESA50 that ATOS sent last week and that they would spare my partner the ordeal of ATOS for a year. I didn't want to go into the reasons too much in case he changed his mind but imagine that this was either due to a recent DLA decision or that ICE are investigating the DWP & ATOS at present for the previous claim... so there can be other reasons I guess as opposed to an automatic ATOS assessment.

    Dee
    http://dwpnegligence.wordpress.com

    Well done. It is odd though that according to the Atos Rep it's the DWP that tells Atos to send an ESA50 out!!
  • halight
    halight Posts: 3,629 Forumite
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    isolation wrote: »
    I am not answering your exact question here as you asked to 'gain entry' and also 'non-issuing'...

    However I received a call today from someone in the DWP today with a bit of sense (I should imagine that they will have him stuffed as a result - either that or take disciplinary action against him) and he said that I could ignore the ESA50 that ATOS sent last week and that they would spare my partner the ordeal of ATOS for a year. I didn't want to go into the reasons too much in case he changed his mind but imagine that this was either due to a recent DLA decision or that ICE are investigating the DWP & ATOS at present for the previous claim... so there can be other reasons I guess as opposed to an automatic ATOS assessment.

    Dee
    http://dwpnegligence.wordpress.com

    That;s good news then mate:T:T
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