Staff carrying out controversial fitness to work tests need more training in mental health, a Labour MP has claimed.
Tom Greatrex said it was "vital" people with such conditions were assessed by properly qualified staff.
Information provided to him in a parliamentary written answer shows that some nurses working for French-owned company Atos who carry out the tests have nine days of training on the issue.
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