The Tyranny of Tickboxes – How the U.K. government is escalating its war on disability rights in 2023
‘The tyranny of tick boxes’ By Harvey Duke Published 30th May 2023 I don’t see dead people. This isn’t
‘The tyranny of tick boxes’ By Harvey Duke Published 30th May 2023 I don’t see dead people. This isn’t
“The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are immune to the amount of human suffering created since the adoption
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By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 A watchdog is examining the failure of two healthcare regulators to
Continue readingWatchdog begins probe into failure of regulators to punish lying PIP assessors
By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 A senior opposition MP is to write to the minister for
Continue readingThe PIP Files: Senior MP to write to minister over ‘devastating’ revelations
By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 The disability benefit assessment system is being undermined by a “pervasive
Continue readingBenefit assessment system undermined by culture of mistrust, say MPs
By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is causing “muddle” and
Continue reading‘Muddle’ and ‘confusion’ over DWP’s 1.6 million PIP reviews
By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 Nearly one in three of the disability benefit assessment reports
Continue readingThe PIP Files: Nearly one in three Capita assessments were flawed, reports reveal
By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 Scores of healthcare professionals may have been able to continue
Continue readingThe PIP Files: Data shows multiple complaints made against scores of Atos assessors
By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 Outsourcing companies have been failing to request vital evidence from GPs
Continue readingThe PIP Files: DWP documents show ‘absolutely shocking’ failure on further evidence
By John Pring Disability News Service 4th Jan 2018 More than one in eight of all decisions to reject
Continue readingMore than one in eight rejected PIP claims are overturned, DWP figures reveal
By John Pring Disability News Service 4th Jan 2018 A nurse carrying out a disability benefit assessment fired questions
Continue readingAtos nurse continues PIP assessment while claimant has ‘grand mal’ epilepsy seizures
By John Pring Disability News Service December 21st 2017 The body that oversees the UK’s health and care regulators is
Continue readingRegulators face possible action over failure to discipline lying PIP assessors
By John Pring Disability News Service December 21st 2017 A court has ruled that a disabled woman should be
Continue readingCourt orders Atos to pay disabled woman £5,000 over dishonest PIP assessment
Image Courtesy of Winvisible By John Pring Disability News Service 23rd November 2017 A grassroots group has warned MPs
Continue readingAssessment regime causes disabled women ‘terrifying insecurity’, MPs are told
By John Pring Disability News Service 23rd November 2017 The healthcare professionals who carry out disability benefit assessments on behalf
Continue readingBenefit assessors ‘must be held accountable’ for report failings, MPs hear
By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary has called for nurses and
Continue readingLabour conference: Benefit assessment nurses must be held to account, says Abrahams
By John Pring Disability News Service August 17th 2017 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has broken its
Continue readingDWP breaks promise to stop harassing child abuse victim in run-up to trial
By John Pring Disability News Service August 10th 2017 A Labour MP is to push for a Commons debate on
Continue readingLabour MP to push for action on widespread claims of PIP assessment lies
By John Pring Disability News Service August 10th 2017 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is using
Continue readingDWP ‘is using lost benefit assessment letters to cut spending’
By John Pring Disability News Service August 10th 2017 A nurse failed to mention a disabled woman’s near-fatal asthma
Continue readingRecordings prove PIP report ignored near-fatal attacks, overdoses and blackouts