recording esa medical

following the good advice and news updates here (thanks guys) have requested recording of up coming medical

ATOS need three weeks advance notice to arrange recording of the medical - our letter only gave two weeks notice - so phoned ATOS and asked for recording - they need three weeks notice to arrange this - so medical has been put back ten days to allow recording to be in place on the day

asked what happens if recording not in place on the day and was advised that a new appointment could be made

two copies of the recording to be made - one to be sent to the DM and one to be given to take away

anyone have experience of the new recording - info would be much appreciated

issie

Hi Issie,

I was due to have my WCA 2 days ago but, like you, the appointment was postponed to allow more time to arrange the recording. I was told that there is only 1 set of recording equipment in use for the whole country and it has to be couriered between assessment centres!

Incidentally, I was told by DWP that this would be my first, and only, allowed re-arrangement. Which seems a bit 'off' as it was actually ATOS who have had to reschedule it...

issie wrote:

following the good advice and news updates here (thanks guys) have requested recording of up coming medical

ATOS need three weeks advance notice to arrange recording of the medical - our letter only gave two weeks notice - so phoned ATOS and asked for recording - they need three weeks notice to arrange this - so medical has been put back ten days to allow recording to be in place on the day

asked what happens if recording not in place on the day and was advised that a new appointment could be made

two copies of the recording to be made - one to be sent to the DM and one to be given to take away

anyone have experience of the new recording - info would be much appreciated

issie

Hi,

I accompanied a claimant only last week to a Work Related Assessment where recording had been pre-requested.

A Double deck recorder was started once we were all 'ready' and each introduced ourselves.

In fact the client (and nurse) seemed to both forget the recording was ongoing until I reminded the nurse to switch it off once the WCA was finished!!

Both copies taken out. One sealed with the clients name/nino, date etc on it for the DWP and one given to the client.

Overall it went very smoothly.

Pete

I am pleased to see that the recording of ESA medical assessments is now actually taking place.

The assertion that there is only one set of recording equipment in use for the whole country and it has to be couriered between assessment centres, is absolutely rubbish in my view.

If the DWP in conjunction with Atos cannot afford more than one set of recording equipment, then things really have reached a new low!

If I were cynical, I would draw the conclusion that they only splashed out on one set of equipment because they hope that recording the assessments will quietly go away...

Perhaps this is a situation that we could all manipulate in our favour, in by all of us requiring to ask for our meetings to be conducted with the use of it being recorded to ensure that the truth prevails at all times.Perhaps this wil exclude any discrepancies that DWP/ATOS etc keep putting in our way.