PIP changes ‘could make people more unwell if forced to work’

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No10 stressed the changes would not lead to “undue burden” for doctors - insisting that the Government is 'alive to' NHS pressures

No10 stressed the changes would not lead to “undue burden” for doctors - insisting that the Government is"alive to" NHS pressures

Reforms could see the introduction of a tiered system of disability benefits depending on the severity of a person’s condition, their equipment and clinical needs. Resources like the NHS app, which allows people to submit their own medical evidence, could help streamline the process and ensure doctors are not forced to carry out more work.

Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of mental health charity SANE, said she was concerned by the fact that “mental health problems are often invisible and fluctuate from month to month or day to day, and that assessments for benefits are all too often based on ‘snapshot’ judgements which do not take account of how hidden and disabling mental illness can be”.

Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said the priority should be “fixing the NHS so that people can get well, not blaming people who are ill”.

 

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