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UPDATE ON THE MHRN COURT CASE FOR THOSE WITH MHP’s

April 24, 2014

leonc1963's avatarDiary of an SAH Stroke Survivor

WCA JUDICIAL REVIEW UPDATE.

wcaThere will be a three day hearing in the Royal Courts of Justice in London on 22, 23 & 24 July 2014 in an attempt to establish what the DWP is going to do to remedy the substantial disadvantage that people with mental health problems suffer when being put through the Work Capability Assessment. This will follow a directions hearing that will take place in May.

Everyone knows that the only real remedy to our plight will be when these mock assessments are abandoned but, until then, we will continue the fight to try to improve them.

The case centres around the importance of further medical evidence for a person with mental health problems and on who is responsible for obtaining this evidence. Both the MHRN and the judges believe that such evidence is vital and that the DWP should be responsible and proactive in obtaining…

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  1. leonc1963's avatar
    April 24, 2014 2:32 am

    Thank you for the reblog

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  2. alan's avatar
    alan permalink
    April 24, 2014 11:46 am

    It is wicked to treat mentally impaired people the same as those who claim ESA, that have other issues. What I find also evil are those who mock the afflicted, of which I am speaking of those who go and purchas a walking stick, and pretend to have a walking, or back disability, and yet no problem with going out on their own shopping, carrying bags of shopping, sitting down to watch the tv, in need of no one to support them, only a desk to sit behind. These people should be sanctioned. As a disabled person that is in need of secondary help, it infuriates me to see these paracites that mock us

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