Atos centres in London and the South will only be one seventh of what was promised in their £184 million contract
Atos Healthcare have contracted to carry out PIP assessments in:
- Scotland
- North East England
- North West England
- Isle of Man
- London
- Southern England
Unlike Capita Atos intend to carry out consultations with health professionals in their Examination Centres as opposed to Capita who will carry out the majority of consultations in the claimant's home.
Atos submitted their tender for London and the South of England claiming they had a network of 16 NHS trusts, two private hospital chains, and four physiotherapy providers, providing 740 assessment sites. Since the contract was awarded all but four of the NHS trusts and both of the private hospital chains dropped out leaving only 108 centres available.
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