info please about recording atos medical

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You are entitled to take notes at the medical, it would probably be best if a companion took then in preference to the claimant, to ensure they are not distracted from listening to, and thinking about how to answer, the HCP's questions.

You can request that the medical be recorded, but it is likely that ATOS will refuse or refer you to a list of criteria that you would need to meet at your own expense.

You can overtly recor the medical, however, HCP's have instructions to terminate the assessment if this is done. It can also be counted as failing to attend the medical, which can lead to sanctions.

You can covertly record the medical, doing so is legal, subject to the caveat of the HCP finding out what you are doing.

There is no established legal precedent for the use of such a recording, either in its native format, or as a transcript, at a Tribunal, should one be required, however, keeping it for your personal use is OK.

Hope this explains it.

Gordon

J

Whilst the HCP will most likely read a disclaimer, I am not aware of any requirement for you to sign it. Infact I am reasonably certain that being asked to do so would be an infraction of Human Rights legislation,

Also, it is very unlikely that a manager / facilitator will attend the assessment. If they did, I suspect the whole WCA system would rapidly collapse into disorder, with everybody writing notes.

Gordon