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What the doctor ordered?
— CAB evidence on medical assessments for incapacity and disability benefits | | Author(s) | Alan Barton |
| Corporate Author | Citizens Advice - NACAB |
| Publisher | National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, London, 2006 |
| Pages | 15 pp (Evidence briefing) |
| Source | Citizens Advice, 115-123 Pentonville Road, London N1 9LZ. http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk |
| Keywords | Disablement benefit ; Screening ; Reports. |
| Annotation | The Green Paper, "A new deal for welfare: empowering people to work" (2006 )places new importance on the role of decision-making in the awarding of incapacity benefits for people who cannot work because of illness or disability. Medical assessments form the basis for decisions about entitlement. However, Citizens Advice Bureaux (CABs) have long been aware of the flaws in the process and quality of medical assessments and the decisions based on them. This report cites cases dealt with by CABs to draw attention to the problems with the Personal Capacity Assessment, chief amongst which is that it does not assess mental health conditions adequately. It concludes that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) should appoint a senior person to act as a mental health champion to scrutinise policies and practices across DWP and its agencies. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060404207 B |
| Classmark | JHK: 3V: 6K |
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