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Magazine agrees to review links with ‘fitness for work’ company

15/10/2011 – 9:00 am

A campaign against the company that conducts “fitness for work” tests on disabled people achieved a major success this week after the British Medical Journal (BMJ) agreed to review its relationship with the firm.
The BMJ – owned by the British Medical Association – said it was acting after scores of disabled people’s organisations and disabled [...]

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New wave of protests to target ‘fitness to work’ company

05/09/2011 – 9:00 am

Disabled activists are planning a new wave of protests aimed at the company paid to carry out controversial “fitness to work” tests on behalf of the government.
Atos Healthcare has been targeted repeatedly by campaigners over the accuracy of its assessments, the way it treats disabled benefits claimants, and the generosity of its contract with the [...]

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