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Town Hall increases ‘irrational’ spending on medical tests

Croydon Council spent nearly £17,000 in the past year on medical assessments of often vulnerable people which were carried out by a private health firm without even speaking to them, let alone examining them. The assessments, by a company called … Continue reading

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Scandal of council’s use of ‘irrational’ medical assessments

Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, discovers how the council has been spending tens of thousands of pounds on discredited remote medical assessments to avoid providing housing for the homeless Croydon’s Labour-run council has spent £53,165 in the past four … Continue reading

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