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Atos gets it wrong on one in five ‘fit for work’ recommendations

20/09/2012 – 9:00 am

New government figures show that one in five decisions to find someone “fit for work” made by the company that carries out the controversial disability benefit test is wrong.
The statistics, released this week by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), show that “healthcare professionals” employed by Atos Healthcare are far more likely to make [...]

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Disabled claimants feel ‘persecuted’ by WCA system, say MPs

12/09/2012 – 9:00 am

A disabled Labour MP has delivered a passionate appeal for the government to fix the “fundamental” problems with its “fitness for work” assessment.
Dame Anne Begg, who chairs the Commons work and pensions committee, was speaking in a Commons debate for the first time since a serious injury in February that left her hospitalised.
She said that [...]

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