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Originally Posted by Taf

Atos and Capita are PAID large sums to collect medical evidence from GP's and hospitals. They apparently do so very rarely, relying on claimants to provide it all. So money for nothing, more profit.

And even when current medical proof is provided, they appear to ignore it altogether, just relying on their paid "medical professionals" to come up with a vindictive attack on the claimant.

Would you like a young ex-physiotherapist giving you treatment for a mental illness or disability? Or an ex- nursing auxilliary (care nurse) ?

The problem with Atos and Capita and anybody else they use from outside is very much at the root of the problem as it was a system far more trusted by all involved when it was done in house by the DWP who employed their own medical professionals rather then someone with a limited medical knowledge who knows diddly squat about the claimants medical condition to start with and the needs the claimant might have on a day to day basis because of their medical condition.

Currently the model as it is is nothing more then a tick box exercise rather then a thorough assessment it used to be when it was done in house at the DWP thus that is why we have so many that go to appeal and win their appeals because many of the individual cases are riddled with mistakes and inaccuracies to start off with.