dla medicl was awful

did you have anyone else present during this ordeal, if not then you should have the next time

You can complain about the way it was conducted, and I'd strongly recommend you do that BEFORE yuou get a decision
because if you wait until after it can look like 'sour grapes'

I think all atos medical people are all like this i think mine he was in a different room and even said i can control my shakes (don't i wish) and yes i failed my esa medical but won it at tribunal and the doc and judge said he was as much saying i was lying and he was sorry about that as it was obvious that i could not control my shakes but as its not diagnosed he could not use them for extra points so gave me points for being 1.5 times slower than most people due to my brain disorder caused by a major stroke which he also took no notice of at all. I am sorry you had such a awful experience but make sure you appeal and go through the tribunal as that may help you if you fail the medical. Good luck

bluebellgirl wrote:

thanks guys. i swear he was a robotman: ( i did manage to have a friend present and my friend confirmed tht he didnt ask how any of my diagnoosis affect me, let alone bringing up any of my mental health probs.

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i dont know where to contact atossoon and tell them he didnt ask about my night care needs appart from toiletting,or ask about my merntal health and how my physiclillesses affect me. he didnt even ask what a typoical day is.

bluebell:(

Bluebell, he was not only rude and insensitive, he was also unprofessional and stupid.

You, on the other hand, have been quite clever. You had a witness present. You tried to tell him about your mental health problems when he didn't want to know - which was brave of you under the circumstances.

You have made a note that he didn't ask you about a typical day.

IF your benefit claim is turned down, then you will have a very good chance of getting it overturned at Tribunal. You should be able to get some help with a case for a Tribunal perhaps from the Citizens' Advice Bureau.

I'm not sure whether you should complain about this man to ATOS as XFactor says, but I do think it would be useful to sit down and make a careful list of the things that went wrong. Perhaps you could do this with your friend who will be able to help you sort things out.

Start with how late he was, and how much he rushed things.

Then add that he made no allowance for your mental difficulties when carrying out the interview. He tried to bully you when you had problems remembering long lists.

There are other things as well, so make a clear list.

You may or may not want to use that as a complaint against ATOS, perhaps others might be able to comment.

What I am sure of is that having the list written down clearly will be a help to you. You will realise how well you coped under very difficult circumstances. You will also have that list if you do decide to complain, and it may be useful to someone helping you if you need to go to a Tribunal.

Keep up the good work!

thnaks guys, just made a new post with my good news, cos i wrote a letter to dla saying the atos man missed out my mental health probs i got a call today from dla lady terlling me i still have high/high, and also indefinately now: ) its been such an ordeal, 3 months of fear and stress, and im soc glad this is over and my malicious neighbour did not succeeed. dla lady was very kind to ring me as she knew im going in for an operatrion ext week and was worried id be having to deal with bad news from dla and have to fight whilst recovering from op, she said she rang as soon as she knew, so i didnt have to wait for the letter. they would have cut it bsed on the atos robot man if it wasnt for my letter and my anti victimisation worker from the police ringing about the harrassment from neighbour.

thanks so much for all the support here: ) atos should not be doing these "medicals" ..i wish i was well enough to campain!! its so wrong tpo put disabled ill people through all this hell, especially as ive been getting dla for 10 years and i rely on carers and motability car.
bless u all, bluebell: )

thank you so much gordon.. it's one big thing to strike off the list of major worries! next is getting housed away from nightmare neighbour! but a huge weight is off me as i am so relieved to have my benefits secure.
i think atos is awful tho and i wish everyone good luck who has to deal with them. bluebell