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debkenzo said: Millions of claimants have been unfairly treated. This atrocity is now in the open. The whole nation is now aware of what has been happening. The DWP and the clowns that control them with this evil system have been exposed. It can only get better!! My medical assessment had many inaccuracies, lies and contradictions. I am now awaiting a tribunal date and i am humbly confidant that the hearing panel will see sense. I have enough medical evidence to fill a ballroom. I send you my blessing
thespiceman said: Hello @maid08 I am sorry what is happening to you. This is a message of support. As you have seen the system is unjust, unfair and blatant obvious to much chagrin of the community.The assessment process is never easy and do feel for you. Having been their so many times.I have my own personal issues with these assessments. At the end of the day I would suggest come on here to get advice, seek help from the SCOPE team.What is common knowledge now that Capita and ATOS are doing. Please could I recommend a website called benefits and works. I subscribe to the newsletter. They will also can give you impartial advice, or tell them what is happening.My situation if you wish to know is that I used to get reassessed every 18 months or so regarding my health, addiction history plus mental state. I do know the absolute truth of what these companies are doing.I ended up one assessor saying fit, another saying unfit then a round again. another 18 months signing on. Another appeal win that one two years benefit, then reassessed again. Lot of us in the community like this.Imagine the stress you are under I do, I am concerned as all of us are. When we hear these stories of deceitfulness. I am one who has lied to constantly by medical professional all the time.Living with a nightmare is always so much tension and unbelievable pain and misery. I succeed last time around last year, so this time passed again. Only because I had a support worker who realised what the hell was going on. Stepped in sent a letter, why are still assessing this man.He is ill, got old qualifications, long time worked. About twenty years ago yet you still want to pass him fit why.I say to you start to fight I can feel the determination in your posts. Never give up. If I had to give up be in courses dead end courses still doing them. Because that's what happens you sign on if failed. Go to training scheme. They have no employment opportunities. You are passed from pillar to post.One situation last year where the job centre washed their hands of me and so did the training scheme providers. I had enoughWent to my support worker arranged a interview with training scheme and job centre me and sorted that mess out.So I hope you get the support you need and try to find out what you can get advice.I am here to listen and give you support. As all of us doLovely to meet you sorry for long post. Just get upset and angry for people in our community.Take care
thespiceman said: Hello @maid08 Good Morning how are you? I hope I could offer some support and a listening ear. I hope you go to assessment they need to know, how you are not on a daily basis but on those days really bad as well.Be calm I know it is not easy I say that I know so many times, you are repeating your case history, Like a record.Please if you have to take a rest, try to take some one with you. Who knows you well, he or she can tell how you are if they are asked.Remember the assessor has no idea about you. They call themselves Medical Professional some are very basic health workers not doctors. My last one was a nurse who had not even had a clue about addiction the connection and mental health.I would try a record the interview if you wish to. I can not remember if you have to tell them first. That your are going to record the interview. They usually give a leaflet to say what you can or cannot do. That might help.May I say I wish I had done.I have genetic condition too, plus other things that effect me. Stress that to the point, that they tell you to stop.Some of the assessors do seem hell bent in my opinion to make you feel uncomfortable, do not worry that is the way some of them are. I had one assessor made do exercises like a medical should be in the old days, I had them. Then this last one no exercises.By the way that is what gets to me that bit, can you do this, can you do that. I actually stopped with in five minutes.Not because I could not but I did not see the point, moving around arms and legs restricted any way. All of us have to say on the day no I will not do that I did. To the eye wide horror of the assessor.Plus my support worker intervened why are doing this, to prove a point. He can move his arms, legs. Still failed but won on appeal. So I know I am trying to explain you will be upset, annoyed, emotional on the day, any body would be.Be positive and I learnt this give much information as possible, I gave so much when the lady was typing she asked me to stop several times.I hope and pray for you. All of us in the community are open to scrutiny to these horrendous assessments and revaluations.The truth has come out into the public arena and these companies are now being investigated. From one who knows, I have and should have done looked at legal implications. I see you have tried that, maybe by recording the assessment that will change. I do know one of the recommendations is that all assessments be recorded.Always in my thoughts Take care
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