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Watchdog begins probe into failure of regulators to punish lying PIP assessors

By John Pring on 15th February 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Watchdog begins probe into failure of regulators to punish lying PIP assessors
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A watchdog is examining the failure of two healthcare regulators to punish nurses, paramedics and physiotherapists who write dishonest benefit assessment reports. The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) is looking at concerns about the way regulators deal with complaints about nurses, physiotherapists […]

Regulators face possible action over failure to discipline lying PIP assessors

By John Pring on 21st December 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Regulators face possible action over failure to discipline lying PIP assessors
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The body that oversees the UK’s health and care regulators is considering taking action over their failure to punish nurses, paramedics and physiotherapists who write dishonest benefit assessment reports. The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) is to look next month at whether […]

Disgraced PIP assessor escapes being struck off

By John Pring on 21st September 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disgraced PIP assessor escapes being struck off
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A disgraced former disability assessor and paramedic has avoided being struck off, despite a tribunal concluding that he made offensive remarks about disabled benefit claimants. Alan Barham was sacked by the government outsourcing giant Capita last year after being exposed by […]

PIP investigation: Capita made me a scapegoat, says disgraced assessor

By John Pring on 23rd February 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP investigation: Capita made me a scapegoat, says disgraced assessor
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Healthcare professionals who carry out disability benefits assessments for the government complete as much as 60 per cent of their reports before they meet the disabled person they are supposed to be assessing, according to a disgraced former assessor. Paramedic Alan […]

PIP investigation: Regulator refuses to act over Capita assessment report ‘lies’

By John Pring on 9th February 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP investigation: Regulator refuses to act over Capita assessment report ‘lies’
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A healthcare regulator has decided that a notorious benefits assessor will not face any disciplinary action over allegations of dishonesty, even though his former employer admitted that he lied in an assessment report. Paramedic Alan Barham still faces being struck off […]

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