THE firm tasked with carrying out controversial fitness to work tests for the Department for Work and Pensions has appointed NHS Lanarkshire to assess Scots for a new benefit.
Atos Healthcare has come under fire for the way it carries out assessments for Disability Living Allowance (DLA). The French firm's box-ticking computer model, which decides whether people are fit for work, has led to more appeals than any other Government department – with 40% of those appeals succeeding.
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