Work Capability Assessment: accounting for the effects of cancer treatment – informal consultation
This consultation seeks to gather evidence and views about proposed improvements to the way the Work Capability Assessment assesses individuals who are suffering from cancer.
The Department is keen to obtain the views of all interested stakeholders, including individuals who have been or are being affected by cancer, their families and carers, healthcare practitioners and cancer specialists as well as representative organisations and employers.
Work Capability Assessment: accounting for the effects of cancer treatment
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Supporting evidence submitted by Macmillan Cancer Support
As part of his second Independent Review of the Work Capability Assessment, Professor Malcolm Harrington asked Macmillan Cancer Support to look in detail at how the Work Capability Assessment assesses people with cancer and to provide him with recommendations for further improvements. Macmillan have provided the following evidence.
How to respond to this consultation
Start date: 16 December 2011
Closing date: 9 March 2012
Please ensure your response reaches us by that date.
We have listed the main questions we would like you to respond to at the end of the document. You are though free to respond to any part of the consultation document.
You can respond by post and email as follows.
Post: Work Capability Assessment Policy Team
Floor 2, Section B
Caxton House
Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NA
Email: WCA.team@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
More information
You can get more information about this consultation using the How to respond contact details above.
Our About DWP consultations page has more information about the code of practice we follow and explains how we deal with responses.
