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Benefit assessment system undermined by culture of mistrust, say MPs

February 15, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 The disability benefit assessment system is being undermined by a “pervasive

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#Human Catastrophe, Atos, BuDS Buckingham Disability Service, Capita, Conservatives, DRUK, DWP, Ester McVey, Here2Support, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People

‘Muddle’ and ‘confusion’ over DWP’s 1.6 million PIP reviews

February 9, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is causing “muddle” and

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#Human Catastrophe, Anita Bellows, Atos, Capita, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, John Slater, PIP, Sarah Newton MP, Tory, Tory. Tories

The PIP Files: Nearly one in three Capita assessments were flawed, reports reveal

February 9, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 Nearly one in three of the disability benefit assessment reports

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#Human Catastrophe, Anita Bellows, Assessments, Atos, Capita, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Frank Field, ICO Information Commissioners Office, John Slater

The PIP Files: Data shows multiple complaints made against scores of Atos assessors

February 8, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 Scores of healthcare professionals may have been able to continue

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#Human Catastrophe, Anita Bellows, Atos, Capita, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, John Slater, Paul Gray, PIP, Sarah Newton MP, Stephen Hendry, Tory, Tory. Tories

The PIP Files: DWP documents show ‘absolutely shocking’ failure on further evidence

February 8, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 Outsourcing companies have been failing to request vital evidence from GPs

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Blog, Conservatives, DRUK, DWP, Ellen Clifford, Ester McVey, Inclusion London, Marsha de Cordova, PIP, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People

DWP promises no-one will lose out in huge review of 1.6 million PIP cases

February 1, 2018 JJ

John Pring Disability News Service February 1st 2018 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has promised that no

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DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Keith Walker, Marsha de Cordova, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People

Activists explain why they ‘clashed’ with minister after PIP debate

February 1, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service February 1st 2018 Two disabled activists have explained why they “clashed” with the minister

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DWP, MHRN, MInd, Work & Health programme

Open letter from mental health activists probes charity’s links to DWP

January 26, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 25th January 2018 Disabled activists have called on the charity Mind to explain how

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Disability Justice Project., DWP, Inclusion London, Svetlana Kotova, UNCRPD

DWP U-turns on PIP mobility rules that were based on ‘unsupported opinions’

January 26, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 25th January 2018 A government climbdown over new disability benefit rules that were found

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#Human Catastrophe, Conservatives, Denise McKenna, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Linda Burnip, Maximus, MHRN

DWP refuses to name charities set to earn millions from new disability jobs scheme

January 26, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 25th January 2018 The Department for Work and Pensions has refused to name

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#Human Catastrophe, NatCen, Sally McManus, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People, Work and Pensions Select Committee, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

MPs refuse to explain failure to quiz minister on ESA suicide stats

January 11, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 11th January 2018 Nine MPs on a Commons committee are refusing to explain why

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Ian Lucas MP, ILF Fund, Labour Party, Marsha de Cordova, Nathan Lee Davies, Patricia Gibson MP, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People, SNP, Tories, Tory. Tories

Minister hid judges’ criticism of McVey from MPs, hours after shock appointment

January 11, 2018 JJ

Image Courtesy of The Mirror By John Pring Disability New Service 11th January 2018 The minister for disabled people

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Atos, Capita, DWP, Maximus, Stephen Lloyd, Work and Pensions Select Committee, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

More than one in eight rejected PIP claims are overturned, DWP figures reveal

January 6, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 4th Jan 2018 More than one in eight of all decisions to reject

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Atos, Daniel Marshall, PIP, Tory. Tories

Atos nurse continues PIP assessment while claimant has ‘grand mal’ epilepsy seizures

January 6, 2018 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 4th Jan 2018 A nurse carrying out a disability benefit assessment fired questions

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Atos, Capita, Health and Care professions Council HCPC, Mark Lucas, Nursing and Midwifery council, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)., PIP, The Professional Standards Authority (PSA)

Regulators face possible action over failure to discipline lying PIP assessors

December 22, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service December 21st 2017 The body that oversees the UK’s health and care regulators is

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Department of Health (DH), National Suicide Prevention Alliance, Samaritans

Samaritans refuses to criticise government over suicide report’s ESA failings

December 22, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service December 21st 2017 A mental health charity has refused to criticise the government for

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Atos, Conservatives, PIP, Tory. Tories, Work and Pensions Select Committee

Court orders Atos to pay disabled woman £5,000 over dishonest PIP assessment

December 22, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service December 21st 2017 A court has ruled that a disabled woman should be

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Dr Gordon Waddell, Dr Paul Litchfield, Professor Nicholas Watson, Professor Sir Mansel Aylward, Professor Tom Shakespeare, Work and Pensions Select Committee, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

Expert chosen by DWP appears to suggest scrapping ‘fitness for work’ test

December 22, 2017December 22, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service December 21st 2017 The occupational health expert chosen by the government to review its

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Alliance for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Denise McKenna, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Dr Jay Watts, DWP, Frank Field, John McArdle, Linda Burnip, MHRN, Mo Stewart, Work and Pensions Select Committee, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

Fury over MPs’ refusal to quiz minister on ‘staggering’ WCA suicide figures

December 22, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service December 21st 2017 “Furious” disabled campaigners have attacked MPs on a Commons committee

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Diane Frazer, Dr Jay Watts, Hackney Community Law Centre, PIP, Winvisible, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

PIP & ESA Benefit Exemptions from Face to Face Assessments

December 19, 2017 JJ

Benefit assessments – exemption to protect vulnerable patients There is a great deal of evidence about the profound distress

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Recommended Web Sites

'Down With All That' In-depth background reading on the shambles of the (rapidly disappearing) welfare state

Aktion T4 The T4 Program was responsible for the murder of over 100,000 German citizens…babies, children, adults, and elderly…who had physical and mental disabilities. Developed in 1938 and carried out at six different sites throughout Germany and Austria, the T4 P

AtoS Healthcare User Group (Closed Group – Request to Join) “How do you feel about the Government’s move in scrapping Income Support and Disability Living Allowance and the organisation calling itself AtoS ‘HEALTHCARE’ ?”

Atos Miracles Find out where your nearest Atos Miracle Cure Center is on this fantastic web site.

Atos Miracles A place for the sick and disabled to share stories of how ATOS have cured them. Many sites on this subject have been threatened with legal action by the company and this is a place of satire – which we are hoping is not yet outlawed in the UK.

ATOS VICTIMS GROUP “Telling it How it IS” – Staunch alllies and fighters against the UK’s genocidal so-called welfare ‘reform’ programme

Benefits Claimants Fight Back

Boycott Workfare Workfare – compulsory work for benefits – is being rolled-out across the country. We call on public sector bodies, voluntary organisations and businesses being offered these placements as well as union branches to join others in signing a pledge to boycot

Crippen Cartoons The website of David Luton-Crippen, renown disabled cartoonist and a member of The Black Triangle

Crippen Cartoons Blog David Luton-Crippen’s blog

Diary of a Benefits Scrounger Sue Marshes excellent blog that shares information on Welfare cuts, illness, disability and general, current, political thought.

Disability Arts Online A ‘must read’! Not to be missed.

Disability History Month Scotland The official website of Disability History Month Scotland – 22nd November to 22nd December 2011

Disability History Month Scotland Held annually in the Autumn to celebrate our history of struggle and to build for a better future

Disabled People Against Cuts DPAC is about disabled people and their allies. DPAC is UK based but we know that disabled people in other countries are suffering from austerity cuts and a lack of fundamental rights. We welcome all to join us in fighting for justice and human rights for

Double Karma Ania Waterman’s blog on everything to do with disabled people’s activism

Down With All That Bigleyma’s excellent blog that chronicles the farce that the WCA assessments are and the major players involved in it’s execution.

DWP Examinations Forum A friendly online community for those undergoing an Atos Medical Assessment or appeal full of loads of information and valuable advice.

Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty Practical advice and solidarity for all those facing benefit difficulties and hardship. Excellent campaigning organisation

Good Advice Matters Guides that haven been produced in an effort to simplify the various processes involved when trying to claim benefits.

Inspired By Atos Origin A Facebook Group for people to post their artwork that is inspired by Atos Origin.

Ouch Too A disability support forum founded from the ashes of the BBC’s Ouch Board after they closed it.

Paralympics 2012 Boycott Website Dedicated to exposing AtoS’s hypocrisy as disability deniers and sponsors of the Paralympic Games! Paralympians: SPEAK OUT AND PROTEST!!!

Rolling with the Punches Blog “33 year old with lupus since 17 and a variety of other weird awkward symptoms!” Campaigner who co-authored the Spartacus Report

soiniciulacht – 'Taking the fight to this Morally Disabled Government' Cuts right to the heart of all that’s wrong with the neoliberal tyranny we endure today …

Solidarity Federation Advice on what to do if you ‘fail’ your DWP/ATOS Work Capability Assessment

The Broken of Britain Non-partisan UK-based Disability campaign. Advocacy for people with invisible illness and/or physical & mental health conditions. Also Carers, their Families and Friends. Our individual voices are too quiet to be heard, but collectively we can shout

The Dawn Willis Blog Dawn Willis sharing the news & views of the “Mentally Wealthy”

The New Republic The daily tabloid of the “Age of Austerity”

The Void Narking off the state since 2005

Unum Insurance Blog An excellent website that exposes advisor to the UK Government on welfare reform, Unum, for what they are.

Using the Law to Fight Cuts to Disabled People’s Services A practical guide for campaigners – disabled people and their families; carers and local groups (Updated July 2012)

Victims of Atos Corrupton They tried to silence Atos Register of Shame and it back as Victims of Atos Corruption.

Where's the Benefit A blog on all things that affect sick and/or disabled people under the ConDem jackboot

Why Wait Forever – DWP ATOS Veterans An amazing website containing interesting detailed research carried out by Mo Stewart into Atos & Unum Insurance

YOUR CALL – National Freephone Telephone Counselling Service for Disabled People in Scotland This is the first service of its kind in the UK. The service takes calls to its appointment line from 11am until 3 pm Mondays to Thursdays. Calls are free from a home telephone, and from most mobile networks(including T-Mobile, Vodaphone, O2, 3, Orange a

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