Work Capability Assessment
(asked on 10th October 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment he has made of the (a) demand and (b) waiting times for work capability assessments conducted by a (i) doctor and (ii) nurse or physiotherapist health care professional.
This question was answered on 17th October 2014
Doctors, nurses and physiotherapists are all trained to the same high level to carry out disability assessments on behalf of the DWP.
Staffing levels are not captured at Constituency level. As of October 2014 there are 194 doctors and 576 nurses or physiotherapists in the UK carrying out work capability assessments.