WRAG - Hassles

Friend transferred from IC to ESA - WRAG with no medical. Told Support Group only for those who will never work again but that there was a chance of friend workin geven if it was years away.

Despite having to spend about 50% of time in bed because of pain and fatigue, friend went to Work Focused Job Centre interview. Told by JC staff that friend must attend either Job Centre interviews and courses or go on a Program (ATOS run?). They strongly reccommened program over Job centre.

Friend saw ATOS/Program Organiser who saw how ill friend is and said friend was not suitable for the Program and to go back to Job Centre.

Friend went back to Job Centre and staff there again tsaid friend should go on Program as Job Centre courses cold involve 60 mile round trip for up to a week at a time (friend would find this almost impossilbe to arrange transport etc) and friend also told by JC staff that Program was better as in the Job Centre friend would have to go on course or interviews with "unsavory charaters". Friend told decision must be made there and then so said yes to program again. Friend also told to expect to have to apply for 5 jobs per fortnight - although too ill to get out of bed often. (I thought that was only on Job Seekers?)

Friend increasingly upset and down about all this and very worried about benefit being stopped if too unwell to attend course or interview.

Can friend get a doctor's line to be excused from courses and interviews? Or anyone friend can appeal to?