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The feel-good factor — why your thoughts and emotions matter to recovery
Injured workers will benefit from the message that their thoughts and emotions can affect how well they recover from injury or illness.
Do you know how to develop a return to work plan?
Research shows workers have poorer health outcomes if they are away from work for a long time. A new guide has practical advice and an easy-to-use template to help you plan and implement a successful return to work for an injured or ill worker.
Workers’ compensation re-imagined from a lived experience perspective — Part 1
What would a workers’ compensation scheme designed by people with lived experience of such claims look like? An innovative research study aims to find out.
The social network — how others’ fears about pain affect RTW
The fears that the people around injured workers — their employers, family members and GPs — have about pain and (re)injury can influence RTW. Everyone involved in the RTW process must get the message that the benefits of returning to work outweigh any potential risks.
Addressing mental health and wellbeing in the construction industry WORLD news
New work design toolkit for psychosocial hazards now available NATIONAL news
Early RTW is the key to successful vocational rehabilitation WORLD news
Safe Work Australia publishes code of practice on sexual and gender-based harassment NATIONAL news
How long is back pain likely to last for most people? NATIONAL news
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