Mar 27, 20142 min readAtos to leave WCA contract earlyOn Thursday the DWP announced that Atos is withdrawing from its contract to run Work Capability Assessments, the controversial assessment...
Dec 14, 20134 min readEvidence-based review of the WCAThe government has been carrying out a study of suitable descriptors to use for assessments for ESA. The results were supposed to be...
Aug 23, 20134 min readThe importance of medical evidence for disability assessmentsWhen it’s their word against yours, medical evidence is what proves you’re not the one lying. Medical evidence is what says that you are...
Apr 6, 20133 min readDo people leave sickness benefits ‘rather than’ face an assessment?I received a request to write about the 878 300 people who drop their ESA claims early. The government’s line – repeated several times –...
Oct 10, 20123 min readSickness and suicide“84% of GPs say they have patients who have presented with mental health problems such as stress, anxiety or depression as a result of...
Jul 31, 20125 min readPanorama and Dispatches report on the WCALast night Panorama (BBC2) and Dispatches (Channel 4) featured documentaries on the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), part of the process...