Mo Stewart Disability researcherDisabled veteran (WRAF)Former healthcare professional Dr Olivia Carlton President The Faculty of Occupational Medicine ofThe Royal College of Physicians3rd Floor, New Derwent House69-73 Theobald’s RoadLondon WC1X 8TA Re: SENSITIVE RESEARCH EVIDENCE – Unacceptable influence Please excuse this unsolicited contact. However, as I bring to a close this independent research, I believe […]
Joint Response by DPAC and Black Triangle on Dr Phil Peverley’s Comments in Pulse Republished in The Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph This post is in response to the following articles: Dr Peverley’s original rallying cry in the Pulse was that he did not want to sign ‘sick notes: ‘Save […]
From The British Welfare State to Another American State © By Mo Stewart 17th May 2013 The ongoing welfare reforms have created an atmosphere of fear and despair within the British disabled community, that includes sufferers of chronic ill health and those with mental health difficulties. Claimants in receipt of the former Incapacity […]
See also: ‘Private firms’ role in creation of disability assessment regime’ ~ Black Triangle’s Letter Published in The Guardian Posted on September 14, 2012 FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING BY MO STEWART HOUSE OF COMMONS BACKBENCH BUSINESS DEBATE ‘ATOS HEALTHCARE & THE WORK CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT’ Now that the link between the UK Government and Unum Insurance has been identified […]
Whoever made this decision at the top should be SACKED! ~ BTC By Tony Britton on September 6, 2012 Consultant occupational therapist Sue Pemberton, who has been clinical lead of the Leeds and West Yorkshire ME/CFS service for 22 years, has parted company with the NHS after a major review of the service. The […]
U.K. GOVERNMENT USES MIGHT OF AMERICAN INSURANCE GIANT TO DESTROY UK SAFETY NET By Mo Stewart, Former Healthcare Professional WRAF (Rtd.) 14th September 2012 Whilst the Prime Minister employs talented script writers, and waxes lyrically about the nation’s concerns for our most vulnerable people, the reality is that the medical tyranny used to assess anyone claiming sickness or disability benefits […]
Letters guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 12 September 2012 21.00 BST This week the sixth International Forum on Disability Management, IFDM 2012, takes place at Imperial College London. It is sponsored by some of the world’s largest medical insurance companies, Unum among them, and speakers include DWP chief medical adviser Dr Bill Gunyeon and Professor Sir Mansel Aylward, formerly DWP chief medical […]
Black Triangle humbly implores our readers to cast their eyes on the following post before continuing on to the main article: Emily Collingridge, 1981-2012: such a short life, such a huge legacy Her memory gives us strength … ‘After all, this planned withdrawal of support may begin with the ME population, but which group of disabled […]
Peter Dewis: Steppin’ Sideways from Government to Unum ‘DDAM’ is the Diploma in Disability Assessment Medicine, a qualification whose training and accreditation is delivered by ATOS ORIGIN. For sixteen years prior to taking up his current position at UNUM (which commenced in 2000) Dr Dewis held a post with the UK Government’s Department of […]
‘It’s not a test! Not about ‘passing’ or failing!!’ disclaim Dr Gunnyeon and Mr Grayling – then the latter forgets and refers to it as one (*wink*): “The final test for DLA has not been designed – I have used the word test – (Oops!) the final assessment for DLA…” ————————————————————————————————————————————————— Professor Michael O’Donnell >>>→ Chief Medical Officer UnumProvident – March 2000 […]
downwithallthat A small, but select, number of individuals in our society can be seen to be suffering from the mysterious problem of “Scientifically Unfounded Attitudes“. This is a significant issue for society as a whole since those afflicted tend to hold high status, influential positions in the academic, state and corporate medical community, and […]
(Headline by Black Triangle ~ NOT Ekklesia) Faced with the costs of an ageing population and more sick and disabled children surviving into adulthood, are politicians and corporations working to downgrade or deny illness and disability? As the Paralympics end, an event is taking place in London which may provide evidence of this. The Sixth International […]
“The one thing I am absolutely unreservedly and implacably opposed to in all of this is a real world test.” – Chris Grayling, Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions, 2011. By Gill Thorburn An ongoing British government mission of ‘inclusivity’ which has sought to draw into paid employment those previously depicted as ‘excluded’ […]
The American news website Huffington Post recently published an article headlined, ‘Austerity in the United Kingdom Leaves Disabled in Fear for Their Lives’. Author Paul Vale reported the sense of dread currently hanging over many disabled people, who worry about losing essential vehicles or even their homes if their benefits are removed. He also pointed out, […]
By Debbie Jolly Paper first published on 8th April, 2012 on DPAC’s website One of the main advocates of the bio-psychosocial model, Lord Freud (Westminster’s Minister for welfare reform) claims that it is based on evidence. It is not. It is a right wing model led by profit and the market. It incorporates the worst aspects of […]
The extraordinary announcement that GPs may no longer be able to sign their patients off work for periods longer than 4 weeks, offers an insight as to corporate involvement which underpins the policy decisions of neoliberal governments. There are doubtless many shades of understanding and levels of cynicism amongst both the supporters and the protagonists […]
More Meddling from Unum in Government policy? UnumProvident is the UKs leading provider of group income protection insurance, with over 30 years of experience. Our customers benefit from our expertise in the specialist areas of disability, rehabilitation and return-to-work. We enable individuals to protect their incomes, ensuring their financial security if they are unable to […]
James Purnell's reforms of incapacity benefit are inspired by a US company with vested interests and a murky record. Now, that's really sick
By Jonathan Rutherford Jonathan Rutherford looks at the connections between government and the insurance business in their joint project to reduce eligibility for sickness benefits. In November 2001 a conference assembled at Woodstock, near Oxford. Its subject was ‘Malingering and Illness Deception’. The topic was a familiar one to the insurance industry, but it was now […]
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