Announcement: ESA claimants now have the option of having their WCA recorded

[coolgeo5]

When I went for my ATOS medical I recorded it all on my iphone I never told them I was doing it,

I just pressed record and sat my iphone in the phone pocket on the front of my handbag and left it sitting on the chair,

It recorded everything plain and clear I am so glad it did because when I got my nil point report it was just lie after lie on it,

They said I was there from 11:45 to 12:10 when I was infact there from 10am my appointment time to 12:10 also they said one of my conditions asthma doesn't cause me any problems and my breathing was fine that day when infact as soon as I arrived

due to the walk from where I had to park my car to the medical centre I was out of breath and coughing and struggling to breathe the receptionist asked me if I was alright and if I would like some water I said yes I needed some water she had to switch on the water dispensing machine which should be on for the clients all this is on my phone so it just shows you the lies they tell on their reports total inacurracies in their reports so they can award yoy no points.

I am now appealing I would recomend everyone to record their medicals in what ever way they can.

[coolgeo5]

Well I have now appealed and on the form they sent me for more evidence I said unbeknown to ATOS

I recorded the whole thing on my iphone so I can prove their report is full of lies and inaccuracies.

My report kept harping on about the fact that I can drive a car and go to a supermarket several times a week

when I never said that at all,

for one I couldn't afford to go to a supermarket several times a week I said only when I go only when I need to go.

they said I was able to sit on the chair for 45 minutes and stand on my own then get up on their medical couch without any help,

To which I replied in my appeal how two days later my back went again and I was in agony for eight weeks and I blame ATOS for it I had to see my doctor twice and take strong pain killers and it was their fault for what they put me through at the medical and I have it all recorded secretly on my iphone,

They have aknowledged that I am appealing but I have heard nothing since August..................

[coolgeo5]

As you say ATOS don't tell you you can have your medical recorded or offer to do it for you,

I just read on some sites that advised people to record or request their medical to be recorded and mine was due in a couple of days so I just thought I shall record it on my phone, I never told them as I just thought I would wait to see what the outcome was me being silly and thinking I would actually get the required 15 points.

I am glad I done it because it lets me know what happened and what was said in there and what fiction ATOS wrote on their report.

 

ATOS seem to have this idea that if you can walk or drive you are fit for work, I can walk although sometimes it's a bit sore to do so, I have never pretended oherwise but I have several conditions including arthritis of the spine which is very painful all the discs in my neck have collapsed into each other welding into one also the bones have fused in my shoulders this causes a lot of pain in my neck and shoulders also my lower back just goes on a regular basis and I am in agony and take strong pain killers that make me sleepy so how do they expect me to hold down a fulltime job and that's just one of my conditions.

At the end of the day the worse that can happen is they will make me sign on as being fit for work,

I'm sure if I told most future employers about my conditions and illnesses and how unreliable I would be due to my illness they would not want to employ me. I only get ESA nothing else if I had to sign on I would receive the exact same money the only difference would be instead of putting a sicknote in I would have to sign on.