Criticism of the Work Capability Assessment ideation being described on the claim form. The coroner wrote to the DWP in January 2014. She was concerned that neither the Atos doctor nor the DWP decision-maker had sought information from Michael O'Sullivan's own doctors. The DWP wrote back, referring to the guidance issued to the Atos healthcare professionals who, before face-to-face assessments, scrutinised the paperwork submitted by claimants — guidance called the "Training and Development ESA Filework Guidelines". The DWP confirmed that suicidal thoughts had been described on Michael O'Sullivan's application form but said "further evidence was not requested in line with the stated policy [in the "Training
2015 review of welfare benefits, addictions and treatable conditions who have these specific conditions. The number of people on Incapacity Benefit or Employment and Support Allowance with a primary diagnosis of morbid obesity is 1780 - only 0.07% of the total. People whose primary diagnosis is drug misuse make up less than 1.5% of incapacity benefit claimants, while around 2% have a primary disabling condition of alcohol misuse. As Black herself said in the executive summary of her 2008 report: "Many common diseases are directly linked to lifestyle factors, but these are generally not the conditions that keep people out of work. Instead, common mental health problems and musculoskeletal