The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed Dr Paul Litchfield to undertake the fourth independent review of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA).
The review asked:
- the overall effectiveness of the WCA as a discriminator;
- the impact of earlier independent reviews;
- the way that mental health conditions are considered in the WCA; and
- the biopsychosocial factors that influence capability for work.
You can view our response to the fourth independent review here.