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12 years 1 month ago #83027 by chrissy v
Decision Maker was created by chrissy v
There,s a lot of talk on here about DM , are they atos HCP or an independant person working for W/Pensions, just very stressed at the moment, or perhaps i,m having a senior moment.

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12 years 1 month ago #83030 by pete17971
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chrissy v wrote:

There,s a lot of talk on here about DM , are they atos HCP or an independant person working for W/Pensions, just very stressed at the moment, or perhaps i,m having a senior moment.


in DWP parlance, a Decision Maker is a Civil Servant employed by the Department of Work & Pensions who decides on entitlement to benefits. They were previously referred to as Adjudication Officers.

ATOS employs the Disability Analysts/Doctors/Nurses who carry out medicals on behalf of the DWP.

Pete

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