ESA Medical and Mental Health

I seem to recall the government promising what they called 'mental health champions' at each assessment centre. Has this become a reality? Is there any in house support for people who have mental illness and have to attend an ATOS medical assessment or was the idea of mental health champions about supporting the assessors in their understanding of mental health issues and how it might affect an individual's ability to enter and sustain paid employment? I am asking because I am deeply worried about my assessment when the time comes.

San100 wrote:

I seem to recall the government promising what they called 'mental health champions' at each assessment centre. Has this become a reality? Is there any in house support for people who have mental illness and have to attend an ATOS medical assessment or was the idea of mental health champions about supporting the assessors in their understanding of mental health issues and how it might affect an individual's ability to enter and sustain paid employment? I am asking because I am deeply worried about my assessment when the time comes.

Hi S100,

Indeed, ATOS are supposed to have given some of their HCP's extra training in dealing with mental health issues.

See this on the ATOS Website :

www.atoshealthcare.com/index.php?option=...view&id=68#question8

bro58

Thank you.