ATOS "doctors" looking at hands for signs of work

Hello all, just to share with you, one interesting point that stood out to me after reading the revised ATOS Medical Services handbook for WCA: Activity5 - manual dexterity says: "Always inspect the hands carefully and document any signs of ingrained dirt indicating the possibility of some heavy manual work at some point in time." Does any one know what they might be looking for or indeed even being suspicious of. It could be me being cynical, however, I suspect this could really be something to do with picking on "working people", not believing them and saying - look if you've got your hands dirty then you must be able to move them about OK. I wonder what they are looking for here. Any shared thoughts would be good. Thank you in advance.

Well that may be the case.However its my experience that ATOS doctors are very pushed for time especially in big cities.
Most of the prepared micro detailed evidence was completely uncalled for brushed aside and ignored.
THe Doctor seemed to be following their own pre conceived agenda ticking all boxes or not until they reached "WRAG",
Job done back to the golf course.

I had my reassement 2 weeks ago and at the end of the test I was asked to hold my hands out,turn them over,place them in my lap which I then received a small tap on my wrists with two fingers and a reflex hammer. also I was asked to squeeze the testers fingers, what this has to do with mental illness I will never know.

Mark wrote: I had my reassement 2 weeks ago and at the end of the test I was asked to hold my hands out,turn them over,place them in my lap which I then received a small tap on my wrists with two fingers and a reflex hammer. also I was asked to squeeze the testers fingers, what this has to do with mental illness I will never know.

Perhaps it's to point out to the medical examiner about the differences between physical and mental disabilities, the medical person may tell you to hold your hands out, etc but the point is you could be physically able but it's knowing the definitions of mental and physical disabilities is the key here.

Mental disability is being aware of doing things without someone telling or prompting you to carry out a task, and remembering what you are meant to do even being prompt and told.

physical disability a person suffer from perhaps arthritis or worth, cannot lift thing due to weakness.

When I had my medical with Atos, I went all by myself, I suffer from panic attacks, anxieties and the rest, the examiner told me to read one of those eye test board you see at the Optician wearing my glasses, my vision is 20% without my glasses, I told him point blank why ask me to wear my glasses and read the eye test board of course I'm going to see.

My disabilities are panic attacks, anxiety etc, I didn't come here for my eye sight. of course I then suffered a full blown panic attack as he kept me way too long that I anticipated of staying in the medical room and that building, I did warn him I need to get out otherwise I will have a panic attack, in the end he had to calm me down telling me it's ok don't worry, I couldn't even get off the chair. I passed that medical first hand without hassle, I've yet to be call for another medical that was three years ago.

If they tell me to do thing which has nothing to do with my disabilities I soon tell them to read the definition of this or that disabilities they usually give up.