News from the Welfare Front
• More than 40 doctors and nurses working for Atos have been reported to medical regulators for professional misconduct.
• One in five recommendations to find someone fully “fit for work” made by Atos is inaccurate according to new DWP statistics.
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Employment and support allowance (ESA) appeals were up by 40% on the same quarter of last year, according to new Ministry of Justice statistics.Source: Disability Rights UK Updates Oct 2012
This article appeared in the November edition of Roger's newsletter 'Postcard from Parliament'