<p>The contract between DWP and Atos requires that all Atos health care professionals are trained and registered with the relevant professional body—the General Medical Council for doctors, the Nursing and Midwifery Council for nurses and the Health and Care Professions Council for physiotherapists. They must have a minimum of three years post full registration experience in roles that have a clear relevance to disability assessment medicine.</p><p>The contract specifies that all Atos health care professionals undertake a new entrant training course in disability analysis. The content and duration of the course is agreed with the Department.</p><p>The Department also requires that Atos health care professionals undertake a programme of continuing professional development. The content of the programme is agreed with the Department on an annual basis.</p><p>However, it is not the job of the assessor to provide a medical diagnosis, determining what medical condition an individual has for treatment and prognostic purposes. Instead the Work Capability Assessment is a functional assessment which assesses the impact of a claimant's condition(s) and how this affects them on a day to day basis.</p>