The Assessment
....is dedicated to Atos Origin, the company employed by the government
to throw sick people off benefits. This may seem a stark 'assessment' of
their role, but as they get paid a bonus for each person found 'fit to work' it
is the plain truth. The fact that most of these people, if they have the energy
and nerve to appeal, get their benefit reinstated barely gets reported. Nor
does the anecdotal evidence from GPs that they have had terminally ill
patients declared 'fit to work'. My concern is that the tests used in these
assessments are uniquely unfair to people with mental illness, as they
may well be physically able to lift a full kettle and walk 20 yards but are
not able to work and are also unable to state their case because of their
illness. Please contact your MP and ask for a government rethink about
the way these assessments are carried out, an investigation into the
terms of the Atos contract and special measures to protect the mentally
ill from unfair treatment.
We’ve decided that you’re fit enough to work.
We’ve decided that you’re fit enough to work.
We’ve decided to increase your medication
We’ve decided that you’ve started to self harm
We’ve decided that you need an intervention
We’ve decided you’re a danger to yourself
We’ve decided that you really should be sectioned...
We’ve decided that you’re fit enough to work.
This is taken from the Blog 'not averse to verse':
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