But I have the feeling that the worm is turning. The BMA at their Scottish Conference passed the following resolution
103a SCOTTISH CONFERENCE OF LMCs: That conference, in respect of work capability assessments (WCA) as performed by ATOS Healthcare, believes that:
(i) the inadequate computer based assessments that are used have little regard to the nature or complexity of the needs of long term sick and disabled persons
(ii) the WCA should end with immediate effect and be replaced with a rigorous and safe system that does not cause avoidable harm to some of the weakest and most vulnerable in society.
And there's the UK Conference soon, with a similar motion.
http://www.bma.org.uk/images/lmcconfagen...212632.pdf
Conference of Representatives of Local Medical Committees
Agenda To be held on
Tuesday 22 May 2012 at 9.30am Wednesday 23 May 2012 at 9.00am
at The BT Convention Centre, King’s Dock, Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool L3 4FP
* 103
HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT: That conference, in respect of work capability assessments (WCA) as performed by ATOS Healthcare, believes that the:
(i) inadequate computer based assessments that are used have little regard to the nature or complexity of the
needs of long term sick and disabled persons
(ii) WCA should end with immediate effect and be replaced with a rigorous and safe system that does not cause
avoidable harm to some of the weakest and most vulnerable in society.
from the Black Triangle:-
* 103Dear Friends, FURTHER to our motion passed by our Scottish GP's Conference calling for an end to the DWP Atos Work Capability Assessments with IMMEDIATE EFFECT Black Triangle has ensured that the same motion will be debated at the UK LMC Conference in Liverpool on 23rd May at 11.40 a.m. [/FONT]
The motion was carried almost unanimously (one objection and a handful of abstentions) at Scottish LMC conference at Clydebank.
If this passes at Liverpool it will become official BMA policy and will hold positive implications for our fight to prevent PIP assessments following the same format in the wake of the abolition of DLA.
The GMC will be forced to institute a full investigation and under an obligation to take action to halt the assessments by revoking "Approved Medical Status" to testing centres. The motions were submitted by the Scottish LMC Conference and Hampshire and Isle of Wight LMC. Motions 103 & 103a can be viewed here:
http://www.bma.org.uk/images/lmcconfagen...212632.pdf
Our doctors, nurses and allied professions are not made up of cruel barbarians such as our unconscionable, amoral (and yes - fascist) ConDem régime that puts the banking and corporate interest above and before that of compassion, caring and social solidarity and justice! They cannot compel our medical professionals to be complicit it what amounts to the systematic denial of the fundamental human rights of sick and/or disabled people!
People get ready! Unite as one now in defence of OUR SOCIETY, OUR NHS and OUR FREEDOM from the tyranny of a heartless élite who seek to run OUR NATIONS in their own personal interests! THEY SHALL NOT PASS! NO PASARÁN!
Solidarity is our weapon!
Black Triangle
Ahead of the Liverpool conference, we can make sure our GP's are aware of our bad experiences of ATOS assessments
103a SCOTTISH CONFERENCE OF LMCs: That conference, in respect of work capability assessments (WCA) as performed by ATOS Healthcare, believes that:
(i) the inadequate computer based assessments that are used have little regard to the nature or complexity of the needs of long term sick and disabled persons
(ii) the WCA should end with immediate effect and be replaced with a rigorous and safe system that does not cause avoidable harm to some of the weakest and most vulnerable in society.
And there's the UK Conference soon, with a similar motion.
http://www.bma.org.uk/images/lmcconfagen...212632.pdf
Conference of Representatives of Local Medical Committees
Agenda To be held on
Tuesday 22 May 2012 at 9.30am Wednesday 23 May 2012 at 9.00am
at The BT Convention Centre, King’s Dock, Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool L3 4FP
* 103
HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT: That conference, in respect of work capability assessments (WCA) as performed by ATOS Healthcare, believes that the:
(i) inadequate computer based assessments that are used have little regard to the nature or complexity of the
needs of long term sick and disabled persons
(ii) WCA should end with immediate effect and be replaced with a rigorous and safe system that does not cause
avoidable harm to some of the weakest and most vulnerable in society.
from the Black Triangle:-
* 103Dear Friends, FURTHER to our motion passed by our Scottish GP's Conference calling for an end to the DWP Atos Work Capability Assessments with IMMEDIATE EFFECT Black Triangle has ensured that the same motion will be debated at the UK LMC Conference in Liverpool on 23rd May at 11.40 a.m. [/FONT]
The motion was carried almost unanimously (one objection and a handful of abstentions) at Scottish LMC conference at Clydebank.
If this passes at Liverpool it will become official BMA policy and will hold positive implications for our fight to prevent PIP assessments following the same format in the wake of the abolition of DLA.
The GMC will be forced to institute a full investigation and under an obligation to take action to halt the assessments by revoking "Approved Medical Status" to testing centres. The motions were submitted by the Scottish LMC Conference and Hampshire and Isle of Wight LMC. Motions 103 & 103a can be viewed here:
http://www.bma.org.uk/images/lmcconfagen...212632.pdf
Our doctors, nurses and allied professions are not made up of cruel barbarians such as our unconscionable, amoral (and yes - fascist) ConDem régime that puts the banking and corporate interest above and before that of compassion, caring and social solidarity and justice! They cannot compel our medical professionals to be complicit it what amounts to the systematic denial of the fundamental human rights of sick and/or disabled people!
People get ready! Unite as one now in defence of OUR SOCIETY, OUR NHS and OUR FREEDOM from the tyranny of a heartless élite who seek to run OUR NATIONS in their own personal interests! THEY SHALL NOT PASS! NO PASARÁN!
Solidarity is our weapon!
Black Triangle
Ahead of the Liverpool conference, we can make sure our GP's are aware of our bad experiences of ATOS assessments