A benefits assessor working for the outsourcing company Capita repeatedly “lied” in her report, after carrying out a face-to-face assessment of a disabled nurse which was observed by her husband, a retired GP. The disabled woman and her husband have asked not to be named – so their claims have not been put to Capita or the Department for Work and Pensions – but they have provided proof to Disability News Service (DNS) that they are both on their respective professional registers. They believe the behaviour of the Capita assessor, herself a registered nurse, makes her unfit to remain in her profession. Although DNS has received a string of credible reports from disabled people who say their benefits assessors lied in reports written after face-to-face medical assessments, this account is particularly credible because the behaviour was witnessed by both a nurse and a doctor. The woman, Mrs A, lodged a complaint with Capita even before she knew the result of the test because she and her
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Benefits Assessor Threatened Claimant And Told Him In Advance That He Would Fail Assessment
A Very Unprofessional Benefits Assessor
Yes,appeal and complain, as this person and the test was not fit for purpose, but do not use sarcasm, at least you need to use a professional approach even if he did not.
Spotted at Benefit Resolutions on Facebook:
So…went for my fit for work assessment yesterday and came home in some sort of calm after the storm daze. Later on my son rings me to ask how it went and we both realised the assessor was very unprofessional.
1. He was a physiotherapist…
knows nothing about my conditions: copd, bronchiectasis or hypogammagloblinaemia…which begs the question…why did they tell me the wrong person was there twice and send me home when it’s obvious they could have sent the bloody CLEANER in…? (sarcasm).
2. He had things on the table to take blood pressure, examine my ears, my chest and pulse, and all he did was ask me to do the blow test once. He also asked my weight but didn’t weigh me.
3. He asked how long I can walk until out of breath, then no more related questions at all.
4. He…
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Benefits Assessor: How Long Are You Likely To Have Parkinson’s?
This paragraph from Frances Ryan’s latest article- an interview with a claimant called Phil Brehaut- just says it all.
“It was very daunting, like being in court,” he says. “The lady on the panel actually asked me, ‘How long are you likely to have Parkinson’s?’” He pauses. “The person next to her quickly whispered in her ear … You would think they’d know a little bit about it.”
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