A mother of three has died just three weeks after being told by Atos that she was fit to work.
A mother of three has died just three weeks after being told by Atos that she was fit to work.
Elenore Tatton, 39, from Dedridge in Livingstone, was diagnosed with a brain tumour at 15 and as a consequence had never worked.
But dspite informing Atos of her health issues, she was recently informed that she must start to look for a job. According to the Daily Record, Elenore was then told by doctors shortly afterwards that the tumour had returned and was now terminal.
According to the paper:
Her dad Ian said: “Even though she told the ATOS assessor that she had the brain tumour, they started the process to get her back into work.
“She was going to appeal but then she became unwell and was admitted to the Western General.
“After two weeks we were told there was nothing they could do for her. She died at St Columba’s Hospice.
“Nobody could give us a reason as to why the tumour reappeared. But it seems so coincidental that something like this happened. It was such a shock to her system.”
He added:
“She would take absences where she would just glaze over as if she wasn’t there. It could happen anytime, there was no warning.
“She had epilepsy as well. She was never capable of working.”
This is only the latest controversy that has dogged Atos since the company was awarded the contract to carry out medical assessments to test whether disabled people should continue receiving benefits.
It was recently revealed that Atos Healthcare had broken a series of pledges that helped it win a £184 million disability assessment contract.
A senior doctor from the company has also claimed that medical assessments carried out by the company are designed to incorrectly assess claimants as fit to work.
21 Responses to “Mum-of-three dead from brain tumour three weeks after being told by Atos to find a job”
Grimly Feendish
Just what is it that the Tories enjoy the MOST about killing the poor, the sick, the old and the disabled?
Dave Lawrence
History will see Cameron as the new Ceaucescu – the poor, the sick, the disabled, the homeless, children and women employees all targets of his bestial abuse and sick greed for absolute power over the weak. God help us all . . . . . .
mt
get a grip. if you actually read the article, at the time of the assessment there was no tumour, it only ‘returned’ afterwards. As such why shouldn’t they assume she could work?
JR
Atos is operating without effective oversight, and it is clear that the DWP has ‘outsourced’ their dirty work to a private company.
Given the lack of transparency over how Atos were awarded the contract and the fact that costs are increasing for delivering the service, the Government should be clear about how they are going to get this under control.
This is another instance of outsourcing without Ministerial understanding or interest of what the ramifications may be for people across the UK.
An urgent review of how outsourced contracts are handled should take place, with the development of clearer guidelines about when a company is in breach of contract, and what they can be asked to do.
The DWP should be honest about what they are trying to achieve. If Atos is working as intended, IDS needs to be clear about his plans with the electorate, if they are not then their contract should be terminated.
Jed Keenan
Sincere commiserations to all the family and friends.