Guidance
This page includes links to:
- an outline of the role of Atos Healthcare and the advice they can offer to clinicians
- desk aids and other guidance.
Desk aids
Employment and Support Allowance – update for healthcare professionals
Issuing Med 3 and Med 5 statements
Advising patients of working age
- Advising patients of working age (224KB)
Includes completing Med 3 and Med 5 statements and evidence-based recovery times.
Patients, their employment and their health
- Patients, their employment and their health (51KB)
Includes a time line for patient management, advice on reasonable adjustments and writing medical reports.
Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance
Guidance
DWP Medical (factual) Reports – A Guide to Completion
- DWP Medical (factual) Reports – A Guide to Completion (245KB)
Guidance for healthcare professionals on completion of medical (factual) reports for the Department.
Employment and Support Allowance Medical Reports
Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance
- A to Z of medical conditions – evidence-based guidance for DLA/AA decision makers
Background information on the more common medical conditions in DLA/AA claims, their treatment, the likely disabling effects together with the likely impact on ability to self care and get around.
Health and Work Handbook
- Health and Work Handbook (143KB)
A handbook for primary care and occupational health teams who care for and advise patients of working age.
IB204 – A Guide for Medical Practitioners
- IB204 – A Guide for Medical Practitioners (2.4MB)
Medical evidence for Statutory Sick Pay, Maternity Pay and Incapacity Benefit purposes.
