DPAC are delighted to hear this news which is a further important condemnation of the WCA carried out by ATOS. Together with other allies we will be continuing our fight against these assessments which are leading to thousands of deaths of disabled people.
The United Kingdom Local Medical Committees Conference of the British Medical Association has voted today to carry the following motion:
22nd May 2012 12.10 pm
103 HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT & 103a SCOTTISH CONFERENCE OF LMCs
That conference, in respect of work capability assessments (WCA) as performed by ATOS Healthcare, believes that the:
(i) inadequate computer based assessments that are used have little regard to the nature or complexity of the needs of long term sick and disabled persons
(ii) WCA should end with immediate effect and be replaced with a rigorous and safe system that does not cause avoidable harm to some of the weakest and most vulnerable in society.
The motion was carried UNANIMOUSLY
The motion originated with Black Triangle’s Dr. Stephen Carty who put it forward to the Lothian Local Medical Committee who then put it to the Scottish LMCs Conference inClydebanktwo months ago where it was carried (almost) unanimously. It was then put forward to today’s UK LMCs Conference inLiverpoolboth by the Scottish Conference and Hampshire & Isle of Wight LMC. It was voted on by GPs representing all the LMCs in theUnited Kingdomand carried unanimously. The voice ofBritain’s doctors has spoken. It is time to end the DWP/AtoS Work Capability Assessment régime “with immediate effect” Black Triangle
Yes but will it stop GPs taking the ATOS thirty pieces of silver? Only if GPs refuse to take part in the assessments will this have any validity.