A GP demonstrates outside St Paul's Way medical centre. Photograph: Jon Enoch
ATOS Again
Also interesting how a difficult practice was given to a private company with no experience of primary healthcare. And how the private company walked out after 3 years. And they want to run the entire NHS in the same way?
According to a whistleblower this is what happens now in the jobcentres:
"Suddenly you're not helping somebody into sustainable employment, which is what you're employed to do," he said. "You're looking for ways to trick your customers into 'not looking for work'. You come up with many ways. I've seen dyslexic customers given written job searches, and when they don't produce them – what a surprise – they're sanctioned. The only target that anyone seems to care about is stopping people's money.
"'Saving the public purse' is the catchphrase that is used in our office … It is drummed home all the time – you're saving the public purse. Feel good about stopping someone's money, you've just saved your own pocket. Its a joke."s
