All repeat WCA medicals to be stopped

Morglin

tomtontom wrote: »

With advances in medicine there is no such thing as an incurable disease in the longer term. No one should be written off for life because of a diagnosis.

Eh?????!! :eek::eek:

I am sorry but there still are many incurable illnesses/diseases, especially around the degenerative neurological area of diseases.

At the moment, I have two diseases that cannot be cured, whatever the advances in medicine - one day, there may well be a cure, but that happy day hasn't arrived yet!!!

I wish......:whistle:

Bit of a daft statement you made, to be honest. :doh:

Lin

Morglin

PHILANTHROPIST wrote: »

Well said. It is the process not the gov't in power that is at fault. IDS may be demonised, but I fear that he is not the source of the problem. The respite is nonetheless welcome news for those awaiting a re-assessment.

The fault is not with the grass roots staff at the DWP, who are as fed up with the chaos as the claimants are, but the blame for this chaotic reform agenda lies squarely with Duncan Smith.

Anybody, with a brain cell, should have known that you cannot change everything at once, particularly in a time of recession, and particularly with too few DWP staff, target and profit driven private companies, and IT systems that do not work! :wall:

Lin:(

Xign

Morglin wrote: »

The fault is not with the grass roots staff at the DWP, who are as fed up with the chaos as the claimants are, but the blame for this chaotic reform agenda lies squarely with Duncan Smith.

Anybody, with a brain cell, should have known that you cannot change everything at once, particularly in a time of recession, and particularly with too few DWP staff, target and profit driven private companies, and IT systems that do not work! :wall:

Lin:(

Without getting political, this is the MO of the Tories. Look at what they done in the Eighties. Slightly off topic so no one needs to say anything. I'm just saying the Tories have a habit of messing things up.

xsunnysuex

From the horses mouth.

http://blog.atoshealthcare.com/2014/02/clarification-about-the-completion-of-work-capability-assessments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clarification-about-the-completion-of-work-capability-assessments

sja75

xsunnysuex wrote: »

From the horses mouth.

http://blog.atoshealthcare.com/2014/02/clarification-about-the-completion-of-work-capability-assessments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clarification-about-the-completion-of-work-capability-assessments

Can anyone please copy and paste this link, it doesn't load properly on my phone, thanks.

only_mee

sja75 wrote: »

Can anyone please copy and paste this link, it doesn't load properly on my phone, thanks.

Clarification about the completion of Work Capability Assessments

There have been reports online and in the media about changes to the way Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) referrals are being made by the DWP. There is some confusion around what the change actually means for people either receiving IB, ESA or who have recently claimed ESA but not yet had a decision on their claim made by the DWP. We want to clarify what the change means for the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) part of the ESA process, which is the part that we do.

WCA Referrals to Atos Healthcare

Atos Healthcare receives referrals from DWP when they want us to carry out an assessment for a claim to ESA. We continue to do this for DWP and we are processing all claims that are being sent to us.

We receive referrals for claimants who are making a new claim to ESA, claimants whose claim is being reviewed by DWP and also from those people who are receiving Incapacity Benefit but who are being reassessed under ESA guidelines.

DWP recently decided to defer routine repeat assessments until further notice. Although they will still refer cases where there has been a reported change in condition, typically where someone’s condition worsens.

What this means to Claimants

We continue to receive new WCA referrals and they will continue the assessment process as normal.

Any WCA repeat referrals that we have already received from DWP will also continue through the WCA process as they would before.

You can normally tell that this process has started because you receive a Limited Capability for Work questionnaire, or ESA50. You should still return forms, supply additional evidence or attend appointments for a face to face assessment as necessary. You can find more information on this process in our Q&A section of the website or in other articles on this blog.

Lel64

I went for a medical on Monday in Glasgow and still had to endure their horrific treatment. I was already in an agitated state but this was only made worse with having been kept waiting for over 50 minutes to be seen and then when I did go in to see a nurse the interview was suspended as she thought I should have been seen by a more experience nurse who could deal with an additional condition I had put on the form, which she had sitting in front of her all the time.

Xign

Lel64 wrote: »

I went for a medical on Monday in Glasgow and still had to endure their horrific treatment. I was already in an agitated state but this was only made worse with having been kept waiting for over 50 minutes to be seen and then when I did go in to see a nurse the interview was suspended as she thought I should have been seen by a more experience nurse who could deal with an additional condition I had put on the form, which she had sitting in front of her all the time.

Doesn't that just sum up the WCA in a nutshell?

Morglin

only_mee wrote: »

Clarification about the completion of Work Capability Assessments

There have been reports online and in the media about changes to the way Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) referrals are being made by the DWP. There is some confusion around what the change actually means for people either receiving IB, ESA or who have recently claimed ESA but not yet had a decision on their claim made by the DWP. We want to clarify what the change means for the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) part of the ESA process, which is the part that we do.

WCA Referrals to Atos Healthcare

Atos Healthcare receives referrals from DWP when they want us to carry out an assessment for a claim to ESA. We continue to do this for DWP and we are processing all claims that are being sent to us.

We receive referrals for claimants who are making a new claim to ESA, claimants whose claim is being reviewed by DWP and also from those people who are receiving Incapacity Benefit but who are being reassessed under ESA guidelines.

DWP recently decided to defer routine repeat assessments until further notice. Although they will still refer cases where there has been a reported change in condition, typically where someone’s condition worsens.

What this means to Claimants

We continue to receive new WCA referrals and they will continue the assessment process as normal.

Any WCA repeat referrals that we have already received from DWP will also continue through the WCA process as they would before.

You can normally tell that this process has started because you receive a Limited Capability for Work questionnaire, or ESA50. You should still return forms, supply additional evidence or attend appointments for a face to face assessment as necessary. You can find more information on this process in our Q&A section of the website or in other articles on this blog.

The DWP are referring new claims, outstanding migrations from IB/SDA, any change of circumstances that the DWP suspect, and those requested by claimant.

Anyone else who has actually received a form ESA50 should comply with it, as normal, as these are already in the system.

From Jan 20th, no reviews are being referred.

Lin

Lozz

Indie_Kid wrote: »

Most actually don't. You don't know what this "cure" will actually do.



I agree, but as a Mum you really can't help grasping at straws at times.


Have you complained about the verbal abuse from ATOS? That really is unacceptable. I'd say it was ATOS's fault - all DWP have to do (my understanding anyway) is to pass his file to ATOS who then decide what happens next.

I did, and have done several times, but am beginning to get the feeling the more I complain the more my son's claim is delayed by Atos, but then again months of silence on my part hasn't got us anywhere either. DWP passed his file to Atos seven months ago, and considering he is a non-independent 19 year old I wouldn't have thought it was rocket science to consider his case. I wish Atos would decide what happens next, but 7 months down the line they still haven't!


Lozz x