Atos/Cancer question please

Cathedral030 wrote: Atos Assessment

Hello I can vaguely remember reading something somewhere; that anyone who has cancer should be seen by a BMC registered doctor at his or her assessment.

Would anyone be kind enough to confirm if this is correct or not please?

Thank you.

There is a DWP/ATOS document that for specific illnesses and disabilities recommends that a doctor is used for the assessment, but it is not required and the claimant has no immediate recourse if a doctor is not used.

That said, a recent Upper Tribunal Decision, which stated that it was inappropriate for ATOS to use a Physiotherapist to conduct an assessment where the primary problems were Mental Health ones, could be used by a claimant if they wished to challenge a Decision under the above circumstances.

Gordon