East Grinstead Man 63 Dies of Kidney Failure and Starvation after being cut off benefits and declared “Fit For Work”
Reblogged from After Atos
THIS REPORT WAS MADE AND REPORTED BY THE DEAD MAN’S CARER EL.
A terminally ill man from East Grinstead was found dead in his home following a DWP medical assessment by Croydon based medical company ATOS.
The man aged 63 was found dead after ATOS submitted their report to the DWP stating that the 63 year old was fit and able to carry out manual work in which ATOS made recomendations that his benefits should be stopped in November 2012.
Police state that the 63 year old had died of kidney failure and starvation following the assessment.
ATOS state that they had found the terminally ill man fit for work in which it was their professional opinion that the man was fit and able to work despite being treated for kidney failure 5 days a week at the Princess Royal Hospital Haywards Heath West Sussex.
ATOS have denied any wrong doing contrabuting to the mans death and state that they are only following the DWP rules to get 1 million people into work.
An eye witness stated that the 63 year old was taken to ATOS by his carer in which the carer stated that the assessment had only taken 2 mins from start to finish before being told he was fit for work.
The family are now seeking legal advice from a solicitor and are set to take ATOS and the DWP to court for breaching the 63 year old mans human rights and inflicting needless suffering leading up to the mans death.
The Government defends their decision into taking 1 million people off benefits and into work as part of the clamp down to save money for the Government debt.
