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Re: Unemployed could be forced to do compulsory manual labour
Seriously -Atos get paid more if they find more fit for work - is that in their contract?
Update - found this on the whatdotheyknow website (publishes FOI requests and answer) - Atos
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In question 3 you asked:- if confirmation can be given that ATOS Medical Services are not given incentives of any sort by DWP to reject potential ESA claimants
Neither ATOS Healthcare nor Atos Healthcare's approved Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) are required to meet any type of target or obligation with regard to the number of people expected to qualify for Benefit. Benefit entitlement is then determined by DWP Decision Makers considering all available evidence including reports received from ATOS Healthcare.,
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And this from Hansard (6th September 2010)
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Dr Whiteford: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what information his Department holds on any bonuses or incentives paid by Atos Healthcare to staff undertaking incapacity benefit and employment and support allowance medical assessments. [12282]
Chris Grayling: The role of the health care professional is to provide an independent, impartial assessment of the effects of a customer's illness or disability on their everyday lives. Neither Atos Healthcare nor their health care professionals receive any kind of bonuses or financial incentive in relation to the outcome of benefit
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btw, not poking - just trying to have a debate based on factual evidence.
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