by Sam | 27 Mar 2014 | Outsourcing, Politics, Welfare
Minister of State for Disabled People Mike Penning has confirmed that Atos Healthcare will be exiting its contract to provide Work Capability Assessments before it runs out in August 2015. The much-maligned Atos has faced a mountain of trouble in its delivery of the...
by Sam | 20 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Outsourcing
It’s been announced that Atos will administer the pay-outs under the Government’s new childcare scheme for working families. Ministers announced earlier in the week that households with two working parents could benefit by up to £2,000 per year per child under the new...
by Chris Rogers | 27 Feb 2014 | Outsourcing, Politics, Welfare
The National Audit Office’s report published this morning on the early progress of the assessments for Personal Independence Payment, contracted to Atos and Capita, has found that delays and poor operational performance is causing distress and financial...
by Chris Rogers | 26 Feb 2014 | Outsourcing, Politics, Welfare
Yesterday’s Health Select Committee hearing looking at the reason for the delay in the Care.data project has found that Atos have been awarded the contract to extract patient records from GP practices as part of the scheme. MPs on the Committee raised concern...
by Chris Rogers | 25 Feb 2014 | Outsourcing, Politics, Welfare
The Daily Mirror has reported on a leaked document from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) instructing staff to ensure that people being retested for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) via the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) will not automatically be...
