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Come Inside... => The Commons => Topic started by: Barman on February 18, 2013, 10:18:21 AM

Title: Atos subcontracts tests for new disability benefit to NHS
Post by: Barman on February 18, 2013, 10:18:21 AM

You couldn't really make this level of stupidity up!  cussing:

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Atos the company contracted by the Department for Work and Pensions to carry out medical assessments of people claiming benefits, has subcontracted elements of the work back to a number of NHS trusts in England.

So the government pays a private company to carry out these services. And the private company then outsources these services to... the government!  Banghead

It gets worse every day, truly it does...

Clicky...  (http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/feb/17/atos-subcontracts-tests-to-nhs)

Title: Re: Atos subcontracts tests for new disability benefit to NHS
Post by: Snoopy on February 18, 2013, 11:29:29 AM

From the point of view of many disabled people this makes a lot of sense ..... At least the medical examinations will be carried out by professional health care workers rather than odd-balls and immigrants paid minimum wages who have been taken on just for short term employment to satisfy the need for staff caused by Atos winning the contract ~ which the NHS trusts ignored when given the chance.

That said and as one of the disabled scroungers until reaching 65 last year it looks fvcking stoopid!