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The role of general practitioners in worker rehabilitation — insights from the research

Lauren Finestone

General practitioners clearly play a critical role and we ask them to do a lot in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders. What is their experience of the work injury insurance system in Australia?

Health care is big business in Australia. Each year 240 million work injury claims are accepted and there are about 2.5 million general practitioner consultations. 96% of workers see a doctor at some point in their work injury journey.  General practitioners clearly play a critical role and we ask them to do a lot in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders. The Guide for general practitioners to manage work related injury shows jus...

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Published 29 June, 2022 | Updated 05 July, 2022