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”
stniuk
Truly shameful. ATOS are a disgrace.
treborc1
Not forgetting is is a Labour policy not a Tory one, the Tories have in fact made the system a bit better if you appeal now instead of going all the way to the court of tribunals the DWP would phone you up or write to your asking for evidence or to explain to them why you think the ATOS doctor was wrong.
Lets not forget when IB came in during 1983 the medical caused massive problems for people, it was just the same as now then DLA and the PCA people stated they were not getting the right benefits because the medicals were so strict. Then slowly the medical calmed down then they stopped and all you had to do was put in a paper claim and you got the medical this is why so many more people got the benefits.
I have just had my medical, I’m paraplegic, have no bowel or bladder function no sexual function and suffer chronic pain, and I was told by the ATOS doctor I would be fine, as I was obviously disabled, he said he was giving me 45 points not to worry. Although he said it was down in the end to the DWP to decide not him or ATOS.
I had the letter which stated you have been placed onto the wrag and have 365 days your benefits would be reduced you would only get it for 365 days and it would stop.
So I phoned them and asked well what about the points, to be told they were meaningless, yet we are told to be classed as disabled you had to have 15 points, I had 45 and still lost.
I appealed to be told that from now on the DWP would look again at your claim, they asked me about my bowel and bladder issues, I said If I did not eat a high fibre diet and take medication to make my stool lose I would become seriously constipated and would need to go into hospital, so to make the stool lose I then had problem with messing myself if I was away from the toilet, I would and could do this four or five times a week three to four times a day.
MY bladder was the same I had no control and doctor had decided that having further intervention was no good as I suffered from repeated bouts of infections including MRSA.
Six weeks later I had a letter saying I had won my appeal this then means the DWP had to reverse everything including my income tax, but they still have not returned by benefit to British gas which is £130 a year.
But all this was put in place by a Labour government not a Tory one, yes the Tories could do something about it, but MIliband has stated a number of time if Labour gets back in they would come down hard on welfare.
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treborc1
The contract was put in place in secret by Blair and not IDS, so it was labour that had the meeting, when we asked for an FOI about the meeting between Blair and the Tories we were told these were strictly beyond the scope of the FOI.
The fact of the matter is Labour and the Tories the DWP and ATOS have worked hard together to bring in these medicals, and the WCA is just not fit for purpose. god help us when PIP’s come in because although I won my claim for DLA and have won it at each medical I’ve had over the years, I’ve no chance of winning pips because pain has been removed from the system . as it has from the WCA.
treborc1
Yes and a lot of people blame the Tories for all this it’s placed firmly at Blair feet
treborc1
A tumor may well not be seen but the original tumor left this person with serious problems including having fits, I suspect once she had appealed she would have won, the fact is simple she should not have had the added pressure placed on her by ATOs not doing the job.