[joeysteele]

I have been to one of these assessments with a friend who is disabled, I went into the assessment with him too.
I won't say all that went on but all I will say is had he not had someone with him, he likely may have been deemed able to do something,it seems all they do is tick boxes really.

I found the whole thing cold and a massive lack of any compassion was evident. I am all for finding scroungers but these tests are wrong, they should be completely looked at again as to content and format,it would also help if they showed a bit of respect to the people who had took the time to go along with someone for these tests/assessments and not treat them like 2nd class citizens.

What I find the most aggravating and annoying thing about these updated tests/assessments is that they have the support too of the Liberal Democrats who if they were to ever bother going and sitting in on some of them may get a real eye opener as to how degrading and awful they are.
What they must cost to carry out too is another element that must be extremely high.However what the subsequent appeals must also cost is another very major factor to be taken into consideration.
As Vicky said, most of the appeals are upheld fully or benefits are re-instated again until further assessments are done,showing they were still very wrong to remove the benefits are declare the individuals fit for work.

There have been many warnings from MPs and other Groups saying these assessments are unfair and wrong,hopefully some compassion and reason is going to come forward on this.

I was talking to people with family who have dementia and others who have mental illness, as they rightly point out, it can take ages to persuade someone with those complaints to even go and see a Doctor, never mind trust one.
To then be forced to go through these emotionless clinical assessments is only going to do more harm than good.

They are wrong and Vicky is right,I just wish people who thought they were a good idea actually tried to go along with someone to one or more of them. It is claimed you are seen by a Doctor but that the decisions are made by others,as InOne said, however it is the original assessment done by the person you see that the person making the decision as being fit for any work bases their decision on, thereby what boxes are in effect ticked or crossed.