Dole Doctors Just as Shit as Dr Nick (possibly)

 The cracks are showing already!!!  There's a story in the papers right now about the doctors carrying out assessments on people who are to ill to work.  The gist of it is the 'fit for work' assessments are not fit for purpose.

"Twelve doctors employed by the firm that is paid £100m a year to assess people claiming disability benefit are under investigation by the General Medical Council over allegations of improper conduct. The doctors, who work for Atos Healthcare, a French-owned company recently criticised by MPs for its practices, face being struck off if they are found not to have put the care of patients first."

No surprises for anyone involved in employability over the last few years.

"One GP who attended an Atos recruitment fair told the Observer she feared doctors could become "agents of the state" who were deprofessionalised by involvement in a system that did not make patient care its first concern."

Thats exactly how I felt as a client centred careers adviser,

 getting shunted into the Gov's Bread and Work camp.

"A GMC spokesman said: "We can and do take action to remove or restrict a doctor's right to practise if there have been serious failures to meet our standards.""

This is the first good news I've seen in weeks.

Read the full story in the Guardian.