Worrying story about Incapacity benefits

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Kuang Pwned Posts: 11845	Report 1. Posted: Wed 4th May, 2011 @ 7:22pm
Kuang Pwned Posts: 11845	You might be aware that the procedures for claiming incapacity benefit changed recently, and now claimants have to go through assessments to see if they're fit to work after all. There's a story in The Herald that claims a number of people sent back to work after their assessment have died from their conditions while they were waiting for their appeal. The people quoted in the article suggest that the private healthcare company (Atos) contracted by the government to carry out the assessments don't actually do a medical check, but instead rely on a series of specific questions. Critics have argued that these questions seem to be geared towards reducing benefit costs rather than accurately assessing the claimant. I'm trying to find out more about these stories as I'm amazed they haven't made the front pages. Until then I'm treating them with caution, but in the meantime it makes for an interesting read. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/demand-for-fairer-benefits-tests-as-two-die-1.1085915
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Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 27235	Report 2. Posted: Wed 4th May, 2011 @ 9:13pm
Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 27235	Did Emilyn post this before or did I get the stories mixed up?
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jvickyb Pwned Posts: 8345	Report 3. Posted: Wed 7th December, 2011 @ 6:39pm
jvickyb Pwned Posts: 8345	Not sure if this is the same company, but it seems the government really are taking this too far, with it hitting the news that cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy will need to prove they can't work: Thousands of seriously ill cancer patients will be forced to take medical tests and face "back to work" interviews, despite assurances from ministers that they would not make it harder for the sick to get welfare, charities have warned. Buried in a report to ministers by Prof Malcolm Harrington, the government adviser on testing welfare recipients, are proposals to force cancer patients who are undergoing intravenous chemotherapy to prove they are too ill to work. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/dec/06/cancer-patients-welfare-work-tests?INTCMP=SRCH Modified once, last modified by jvickyb on Wed 7th December, 2011 @ 6:39pm
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Kuang Pwned Posts: 11845	Report 4. Posted: Wed 7th December, 2011 @ 6:57pm
Kuang Pwned Posts: 11845	Wouldn't surprise me - nothing would any more when it comes to cuts, stealth or otherwise. The thing that worries me is that the assessments aren't carried out by medical professionals, but by administrators from a private company armed with black and white questionnaires
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Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 27235	Report 5. Posted: Wed 7th December, 2011 @ 8:37pm
Hunter Chuck Norris Posts: 27235	I despair, I truly do.
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