A mother who is in constant pain from a disease called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome been told that she will not get a pension by the police force who dismissed her in case she gets better before she reaches retirement age.
Maxine Difford, 40, worked for Kent Police for 11 years but had to leave because of the condition that has left her with a persistent burning pain in her leg.
She told BBC reporter Nafisa Sayani the loss of her wage had left the family financially stretched and she worried every day about whether they would be able to keep their house.
Kent Police said it had no discretion over regulations set out by the local government pension policy and could not overturn the decision.
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This is a regular problem, Kent Police are almost certainly correct in what they state about this Lady. The Pension scheme is not likely to be administered by Kent Police, but by another body. I wonder who is responsible for the medical assessment that would be required to show that this poor Lady needs to take early retirement. My guess is that it is outsourced, I had the same problem when I applied for early retirement from the prison service, Despite having consultants, gp’s and the atos employed occupational Health Doctor all putting it in writing that I was incapable of working, another ATOS employee, in the assessment office sitting behind a computer, demanded that I undertake “treatment” he had prescribed despite the other Doctors firmly refusing to prescribe the treatment on the grounds it would exacerbate my condition, it took 18 months before I eventually was awarded my early retirement, following a Joint letter from the then Home secretary, and the minister for health and Social Security to ATOS demanding they did their job properly.
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ATOS strikes again and also looks like they made another wrong decision
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