Petition Make the Work Capability Assessment illnesss specific

Examples of the assessments carried out for all claimants, regardless of their condition, be it mental or physical include: reaching, standing and sitting, absence or loss of control of the bowel, consciousness during waking moments and picking up or moving and transferring. This is part of a long list of many assessments which do not relate to mental illness. This has meant that people with mental health problems, signed off work by a doctor and or psychiatrist are often declared fit for work, resulting in a decline in their health and often suicide. We ask that the assessments are specific to the disability of the claimant in order to obtain a fair assessment of that individual's disability.