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Atos Medical Appointment
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I've had a letter from ATOS asking me to attend an appointment with regard to my Incapacity Benefit, but there is no form included with the letter - is this an error on their part or is it usual? Has anyone out there had a medical with ATOS recently, as I have heard a lot of horror stories about them finding people fit for work when they very obviously aren't. TIA
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http:// www.ato shealth care.co m/servi ces/dis ability _assess ment
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This tells you a bit more about the forms and assessment process
http:// www.esa help.co .uk/med icals.p hp
This is a link to the ESA form
http:// www.esa help.co .uk/ESA 50.pdf
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If I can give you a few tips for when you attend the medical (I have accompanied a few people to medicals and speak from experience)
1. DO NOT go on your own. You need someone with you for corroboration. In my experience the written report prepared by ATOS often bears no resemblance to what was said and what happened in the medical.
2. Ask your friend to take notes or even record the medical
3. They are watching you before you go in for the medical. You will be placed in a waiting room for a length of time before the medical. This is deliberate so they can watch how you are at sitting down/walking around the room etc.
I went with one person who was brain injured in a car crash. He was asked by the ATOS doctor to give details of the accident. My friend said he had no recollection of it. When we received a copy of the written report the doctor had written "Mr T had full recollection of his accident and talked about it at length"
Another person I went with was asked to walk from the chair to the wall, a distance of about 6ft. He did so with difficulty. The doctor wrote in the written report "Mr I. walked around the room several times with no problems"
Be warned and be careful x
1. DO NOT go on your own. You need someone with you for corroboration. In my experience the written report prepared by ATOS often bears no resemblance to what was said and what happened in the medical.
2. Ask your friend to take notes or even record the medical
3. They are watching you before you go in for the medical. You will be placed in a waiting room for a length of time before the medical. This is deliberate so they can watch how you are at sitting down/walking around the room etc.
I went with one person who was brain injured in a car crash. He was asked by the ATOS doctor to give details of the accident. My friend said he had no recollection of it. When we received a copy of the written report the doctor had written "Mr T had full recollection of his accident and talked about it at length"
Another person I went with was asked to walk from the chair to the wall, a distance of about 6ft. He did so with difficulty. The doctor wrote in the written report "Mr I. walked around the room several times with no problems"
Be warned and be careful x
You can ask for the face to face interview to be recorded. It appears they don't always have the equipment. I believe you can only take in your own recording equipment if it takes 2 simultaneous recordings, one for you and the other for them. Do not try to conceal any recording machine to tape the event privately.
Thank all for your help, I applied for DLA last year, as my health got much worse and I needed a great deal of help from my partner for doing everyday things. Anyway I didn't appeal against the decision which was stupid of me. But that is why I asked about the form as I had to fill in a long questionnaire prior to the appointment then.
This time I will be more prepared.
(hi Mrs O, how are you?)
This time I will be more prepared.
(hi Mrs O, how are you?)
Hi, I am fine ta.
Can I suggest you re-apply for DLA? I would be happy to do the forms for you (filling out benefit forms for people has become nearly a full time occupation for me lol).
Also, if I can help with the ESA form I will be happy to do so as I know what they look for and how the system works x
Can I suggest you re-apply for DLA? I would be happy to do the forms for you (filling out benefit forms for people has become nearly a full time occupation for me lol).
Also, if I can help with the ESA form I will be happy to do so as I know what they look for and how the system works x
PETER PEDANT, this is a link to the latest HMCTS stats but I am not able to open it. I doubt very much that the figure you quoted is correct but have a look and let me know. https:/ /www.go v.uk/go vernmen t/publi cations /tribun al-stat istics- quarter ly-apri l-to-ju ne-2013