tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075538146255612014.post3225629348031154864..comments2023-08-21T12:05:59.609+01:00Comments on The Virtual Gherkin: 1 doctor for every 75 HPs ATOS PIP PROPOSAL Virtual Gherkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541857601627544233noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075538146255612014.post-13990395811159078582012-10-10T19:57:24.128+01:002012-10-10T19:57:24.128+01:00Coming back to the first commentator, Sam, patient...Coming back to the first commentator, Sam, patients trust doctors more than occupational therapists, or nurses or physiotherapists, not necessarily because doctors are better trained or informed but because they are accountable, as they have signed an oath and committed themselves that they would do no harm. Atos's doctors are doing a lot of harm which I found difficult to accept, because it is not reconcilable with the oath they have taken. A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00961789111443679736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075538146255612014.post-61825374826959160772012-10-10T19:39:00.897+01:002012-10-10T19:39:00.897+01:00As I was saying Jules, this further exposes the sh...As I was saying Jules, this further exposes the sham nature of this ideological project. It is really an insurance industry claims adjusting effort clothed in white coats for the appearance of medical authority. I can easily imagine fresh out of training physios with no experience (and huge student loans to repay) being pressured by financial incentives to deny disabilities on an hourly basis. I mean is 75 : 1 ratio acceptable in any genuine healthcare setting doing primary diagnoses? No. This is a genocidal level of disregard for the wellbeing of people. Rick Bhttp://www.tenpercent.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075538146255612014.post-40273764155365903372012-10-10T19:24:09.000+01:002012-10-10T19:24:09.000+01:00Thank you for bringing that up.
They could have o...Thank you for bringing that up.<br /><br />They could have one ASD specialist that assesses all the ASD folk in an area in one go, and they could travel around. It'd be cheaper than employing many all over the country.Lottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241482792594300995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075538146255612014.post-48046549675372296352012-10-10T19:17:02.204+01:002012-10-10T19:17:02.204+01:00I'm even less convinced they will be able to a...I'm even less convinced they will be able to acurately assess a person with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder than before I read this. Not even all doctors can accurately assess a person with Autistic Spectrum Disorder- it needs a specialist.AspieMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136651398083088411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075538146255612014.post-59340910360845488172012-10-10T19:14:56.122+01:002012-10-10T19:14:56.122+01:00How many psychiatrists or other mental health prof...How many psychiatrists or other mental health professionals will be employed by ATOS? Wouldn't want to discriminate against those with mental health problems? Do we really want dangerous psychopaths working in supermarkets and such, just because physically, they may be able to do that job? What about the danger to the public? Will employers public liability insurance cover stuff like that? Does ATOS even care about employers at all?WythenshaweBihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07396660676942171579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075538146255612014.post-44507801829831830812012-10-10T19:06:38.556+01:002012-10-10T19:06:38.556+01:00It's not the low number of doctors that bother...It's not the low number of doctors that bothers me as much as the <i>huge</i> number of physios. Assessment isn't about treatment, yet that's what physios are concerned with professionally.Sam Barnett-Cormackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904395421765346531noreply@blogger.com