As overstretched NHS staff approach winter with even greater trepidation than usual, one of the biggest problems they face, apart from chronic underfunding, is a
When Atos walked away from its contract to carry out Work Capability Assessments, the government needed to find a replacement. Today (29 October 2014) it was announced that the contract has been awarded to Maximus. Only time will tell of course, but for many disabled people the initial reaction may be, ‘out of the frying pan and into the fire’.