Have been following the all the blogs regarding the cuts to DLA / ESA so on and so forth, so i thought i will add my experience regarding Atos / Dwp medical. Not going to give full account as it still angers me but will tell you of the phone call i had with the decision maker (DWP) after i received the news that i was deemed fit for work.
Hello my name is blah blah and i am phoning you to ask you to reverse the decision made by the Atos HCP
Sorry i cant do that
Why not
Because the decision has been made
Do you know what i suffer with
NO
So how can you justify agreeing with Atos when you know nothing about my condition.
So the i gave her a complete history of my condition and how it affects me on a daily basis, she was astounded did not realize what my condition can do to me. At the end of the conversation i again asked her to change the decision made by the Atos HCP to which she replied.
I am so sorry Mr blah blah but i cannot reverse the decision.
The point i am making is the DWP are not reading the full report because i guess they just skip to the relevant part IE.. Passed / Failed. Plus i know that they are under pressure to meet targets given to them by their managers.
WE have little or no chance of ever getting justice with these people.
I of course appealed and lost and that's another story / blog.
Zimmie
