Im currently waiting to start treatment for Hepititis C, will this have have an affect on the decision when I go for my medical by ATos in a couple of weeks?
Im currently waiting to start treatment for Hepititis C, will this have have an affect on the decision when I go for my medical by ATos in a couple of weeks?
you need to give them full details of the treatment ie drugs or injection 24 weeks or 48 weeks ? ...... the side affects are bad enough in many people that one would hope they put you in support groupOriginally Posted by sarah lou
A similar situation was covered in last nights' Dispatches programme on Channel 4. ATOS examiners are told to disregard oral chemotherapy treatment. I don't know if the same rules apply to oral Hep C treatment but would guess it is likely.
A very interesting programme by the way which is being repeated on Thursday at 2.30 am. Panorama - which followed it on BBC 2 - was also about ATOS and is being repeated as well.
Hep C has a scale of severity and treatment, I think there could be a case of not even getting ESA at all as some people carry on in full time employment.
You must notify ALL relevant bodies as to this illness due to it's transmittable nature.
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