Options if long wait at ESA medical?

Someone give them a job at the comedy club!!!! They'd do less harm there!!!!

i just looked at the link to ATOS web site,i am rendered speechless!
My recent home medical was horrendous.
What planet are these people on?
Jackie.

I think It's called 'Planet Porky Pies' myself.

Yesterday I had my medical. I had arranged for a car to stay with me for the duration. I am always on time if not early for appointments. SODS LAW applied and my driver was 15 minutes late. I did call the Atos number on my letter to let them know there was a good chance I would be a little late.

The response was that if I were FIVE MINUTES late, they may reschedule me. Turns out I was 10 minutes early.

I was told immediately that the doctor was 1 HOUR BEHIND!! Of course this was NOT relayed to me when I called, filled with anxiety at the thought that I MIGHT be a few minutes late...!

So, at this point I too break into laughter.


Also, on a serious note, GET IT OVER WITH as soon as you can. Postponement means more anxiety-filled days.

cmarie510 wrote:

Yesterday I had my medical. I had arranged for a car to stay with me for the duration. I am always on time if not early for appointments. SODS LAW applied and my driver was 15 minutes late. I did call the Atos number on my letter to let them know there was a good chance I would be a little late.

The response was that if I were FIVE MINUTES late, they may reschedule me. Turns out I was 10 minutes early.

I was told immediately that the doctor was 1 HOUR BEHIND!! Of course this was NOT relayed to me when I called, filled with anxiety at the thought that I MIGHT be a few minutes late...!

So, at this point I too break into laughter.


Also, on a serious note, GET IT OVER WITH as soon as you can. Postponement means more anxiety-filled days.

They can be as late as they like but we can't!! ATOS all over!!!

I had my atos appointment last week, and it was booked for 9am, arrived about 3 minutes early, and the guy at the desk said they were already running about 40 minutes late. They offered to reschedule for another day, but my other half had taken the morning off work, so we stayed. The actual wait was about an hour. Grrr.