Following on from an earlier thread (which contains a copy of an early draft of the test, which might be informative)
http://www.publications.parliament.u...#1304181000058
http://www.publications.parliament.u...#1304181000058
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Mr Hoban: The Department is taking a range of steps to implement the recommendations from the three independent reviews that Professor Harrington has conducted on the work capability assessment. To date we have accepted and implemented or are implementing more than 50 recommendations made by Professor Harrington.Following his second independent review in November 2011 Professor Harrington commissioned two groups of charities, to provide recommendations to refine descriptors respectively for (a) mental, cognitive and intellectual functioning and (b) fluctuating conditions. Charitable groups reviewed the descriptors; one group focused on the mental, cognitive and intellectual functioning descriptors while the other looked at the fluctuating conditions, both provided recommendations for changes to the Professor Harrington. The Department has worked extensively with the charities to agree a single assessment that combines recommendations from both the mental functioning and fluctuating conditions groups, and that the descriptors are suitable for testing. This alternative assessment was approved by the charities at the end of August 2012. Since early summer 2012, the Department has been working to put together an evidence based review to test the alternative assessment, including developing the training necessary for the Atos healthcare professionals conducting the alternative assessments, further work with the charities concerning the practicalities of the test, and the evaluation strategy. We intend to begin the testing phase of the evidence based review in the spring with a final report published later in the year. |