The labour and cooperative mp tom greatrex, who has led moves in the commons to probe atos s performance through scores of written questions to ministers, said. Exlabour mp to head civil nuclear industry trade body. January 10, 2020 in business people by tom greatrex. Benefits bullies atos driving scots to brink of suicide, shock survey reveals. Comptroller and auditor general amyas morse has written a letter to labour mp tom greatrex, who is investigating atos. Failure to address the flaws of the atos assessment has. I have been contacted by a doctor who, until very recently, worked for atos healthcare carrying out work capability assessments on behalf of the department for work and.
Letter from tom greatrex mp to prime minister david cameron. An internal memo has revealed that the department of work and pensions has stopped outsourcing company atos from. The work capability assessment should help, not hound people back. Former labour mp tom greatrex fined after speeding at. Tom greatrex, labour mp for rutherglen and hamilton west, asked the nao to.
The labour mp tom greatrex describes this arrangement as paying twice to try to correct the mistakes in the initial assessments or the process that leads to the assessments and decisions. Tom greatrex is no longer a member, but was most recently the labour coop mp for rutherglen and hamilton west, and left the commons on 30 march 2015. Labour mp tom greatrex says mr bretons bonus will sicken those put through the reassessment ordeal. Labours tom greatrex says the tory government should be demanding money back from atos because of the mess they have made of the work assessment tests. Tom greatrex, ex mp for rutherglen and hamilton west, will take up the post at the nuclear. Mr james gray mp conservative, north wiltshire tom greatrex mp labcoop, rutherglen and hamilton west. On 17 may 20, he gave an interview to the bbc about allegations made by a doctor employed by atos. For quite a while now i have been campaigning on the very important issue of recording ones atos wca work capability assessment, through repeated foi requests, dozens of. Minister heckled as he defends government use of atos. I even argued about them with our mp john stanley when he came into school.
Twice as many judges needed to handle benefits appeals. The work capability assessment should help, not hound. Under the deal, atos carries out health checks on individuals applying for benefits. The debate was secured by her fellow scottish labour mp tom greatrex, who has asked scores of questions about the wca and the performance of atos over the last year. Benefits bullies atos are driving scots to brink of suicide daily. Whistleblowing atos nurse joyce drummond last night welcomed labours vow to axe atos. Atos healthcare and the work capability assessment home. Thomas james greatrex born 30 september 1974 is a british labour co operative politician, who was the member of parliament mp for rutherglen and hamilton west.
Tom greatrex, labour mp for rutherglen and hamilton west, asked the nao to investigate after hitting the confidentiality brick wall. The politician, who lost his seat in mays general election, was clocked driving at high speed on. In the 21 months since i was elected an mp, one issue is consistently. This is a damning assessment of the failure of the government to get value for money for the taxpayer or properly hold atos. They also need to demonstrate that they are holding atos to account in the. A series of parliamentary questions from labour mp tom greatrex reveals the value of contracts with atos is now more than a third higher than the. A learned and valued professional, equipped to educate the world on various grounds of interests and policies. Skip to main content find out more about how we use cookies. Assessments carried out by atos are used to make decisions about whether people are fit to work or eligible. Atos failed to comply with government policy atos failed to comply with government policy. Tom greatrex mp labour, rutherglen and hamilton west had asked what discussions the secretary of state had had with atos healthcare on the investigation by the general medical staff of staff it employs. Tom greatrex born september 30, 1974, british politician. Tom was a member of the energy and climate change select committee. A former labour mp has been appointed chief executive of the trade body for the civil nuclear industry.
Tom greatrex, labour mp for rutherglen and hamilton, said. The atos victims group has been campaigning on the issue of recording atos wca work capability assessments and paul smith has published an article on their campaigning to date. Join facebook to connect with tom greatrex and others you may know. Atos contract does not offer value for money, says national audit office. There are many effective, successful people who have. Thomas james greatrex is a british labour companyoperative politician, who was the member of parliament for rutherglen and hamilton west between 2010. Tom greatrex is ceo of the nuclear industry association. Tom greatrex exploring the careers of the most powerful communications pros around the world today. Shadow pensions minister vows to axe healthcare assessment firm. Many who have been through the indignity of the failing test will be.
He was the labour and cooperative mp for rutherglen and hamilton west from 2010. Greatrex is a fierce and outspoken critic of the firm atos, who conduct work capability. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. In february, chris grayling promised me in the house of commons that anybody who wants their wca to be assessed would be able to. An internal memo has revealed that the department of work and pensions has stopped outsourcing company atos from carrying out repeat assessments on people currently claiming workrelated disability benefits. The under qualified staff which the company employ have left thousands of disabled people without their benefits, we arent talking about those submitting inaccurate claims, people who genuinely have a disability. Former labour mp tom greatrex has been fined after he was caught speeding on a motorway at 99mph. Read tom greatrexs contributions to parliament, including speeches and questions. Labour mp vents fury over atos 36% profit increase daily. Labour mp tom greatrex insisted the assessments are damaging. A series of parliamentary questions from labour mp tom greatrex.
Tom greatrex failure to address the flaws of the atos assessment has hurt the needy, and undermined the principle of helping people work wed 1 feb 2012 12. Labour mp concerns over atos healthcare manx radio. The atos disability denial factory another angry voice. The information emerged in answers to parliamentary questions submitted by the labour mp tom greatrex, who secured a parliamentary debate this week on the wca.
Spoken contributions of tom greatrex mps and lords uk. Tom greatrex of the nuclear industry association talks politics, career advice. Tom greatrex, the labour mp who uncovered the rising cost of the judges in a parliamentary question, said. Labour mp brands atos 36 per cent profit increase as slap in the face to britains sick and disabled. The disclosure by the spending watchdog was in response to a letter from labour mp tom greatrex, who had raised questions over the departments handling of the contract. She used to work for the firm but left in disgust at their practices. It is unfair that taxpayers are effectively paying twice for. Mp tom greatrex says its wrong for the private firm to be cashing in when sick and disabled people are suffering because of the mess caused by new rules on claiming benefits. Tom greatrex became chief executive of the nia on 1 february 2016. To suggest people would rather wait months for an appeal on reduced benefit than produce evidence first time round beggars belief. January 10, 2020 in business people by tom greatrex personality traits of effective business people there is a lot of characteristics of effective business people that has launched them into the world that they have been the personality traits of effective, successful business people. Greatrex accused the government of giving the goahead for the national rollout of the reassessment before dealing with the. There is a lot of characteristics of effective business people that has launched them into the world that they have been the personality traits of effective, successful business people. Formerly mp for rutherglen and hamilton west, tom was shadow energy minister from 2011 2015 and the oppositions lead spokesman on nuclear energy, electricity market reform, smart grid and metering, carbon capture and storage, interconnection and both onshore and offshore oil and gas.
On 7 september, mr grayling gave this written reply. Ray furlong has been speaking to mr hoban, labour mp tom greatrex and adam, a claimant who had his benefit restored on appeal after having had it. The work capability assessment should help, not hound people back into work tom greatrex failure to address the flaws of the atos assessment has. Greatrex is a fierce and outspoken critic of the firm atos, who conduct work capability assessments of disabled people on behalf of the department for work and pensions. Thomas james greatrex born 30 september 1974 is a british labour cooperative politician, who was the member of parliament mp for rutherglen and hamilton west between 2010 and 2015 and the shadow energy minister from 2011 to 2015. Tom greatrex, labour mp for rutherglen and hamilton west in scotland, a fierce critic of atos, added. Tom greatrex, former mp, rutherglen and hamilton west. This is a baseless claim from an arrogant government. Internal memo says as this is an operational decision and not a policy decision, mps and claimants do not need to be told. Greatrex was deeply critical of the governments management of the atos contract and its failure to fine the company for the large number of successful appeals. Parliamentary career for tom greatrex mps and lords uk. We want benefit appeal process speeded up bbc news.
Atos healthcare is the company responsible for carrying out the controversial disability benefit assessments. Atos healthcare and the work capability assessment. Our forum members are people, maybe like yourself, who experience mental health difficulties or who have had them at some point in their life. If maximus are to take on the atos contract to test for fitness to work that will be a chilling prospect for anybody aware of their track record in america. Dwp must boost risk management on health test contract.
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