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At an Atos medical assessment, a friend of mine was submitted to a homophobic rant from a doctor followed by a foot examination

Nearly 3,000 contracts awarded since January prompts Treasury to clamp down on 'use it or lose it' spending policy
REPORT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MADE UNDER SECTION 174(2) OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ACT 1992 ON THE JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE […]
This group is established to galvanise opposition to the current vicious attack on the rights of the disabled by the […]
That’s the way to do it 🙂 Total Solidarity with the Plymouth Claimants Union  
Private contractors Atos Healthcare ( sic ) are still carrying out benefit medicals at Argosy House, Marsh Mills , Plymouth. […]
PRESS RELEASE Embargoed until 00.01 Friday, 20 May 2011 Policy Exchange calls for thirty-five hour working week for job seekers […]
New poll commissioned by Scope shows the alarming levels of discrimination disabled people face in daily life. More than half […]
The UK government is said to be considering removing the right of appeal for people denied social security benefits. The […]
The New Rulers of the World from John Pilger on Vimeo.
Anne Gardiner, the author of this post was a health professional, medically discharged from the WRAF in 1984 and awarded […]
Seriously ill cancer patients are being forced to undergo “cruel” back to work interviews despite claims that they should be […]

Refurbishments revealed in government records, including £30,000 for No 11 flat
A DAMNING report has condemned the new system of disabled benefits assessments for throwing the most vulnerable people in the […]

The government's procurement policy clashes with its commitment to get disabled people into jobs
In view of Facebook appearing to want to censor what groups it is going to allow, (see – Facebook Upgrade […]
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e-petition - Stop Unfair Re-assessments For Disabled People

Responsible department: Department for Work and Pensions

Stop the unfair and cruel re-assessments via ATOS for disabled people currently on Incapacity Benefit. ESA is a flawed benefit, and puts terrible pressure and stress on vulnerable people, putting people who cannot work on lesser benefits and applying sanctions. Let disabled people decide for themselves if they can work, they and their carers know best.

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