RTW Matters - Healthcare in Work Injuries

Healthcare in Work Injuries - Article Series

Healthcare in work injuries

Tanya Cambey & Dr Mary Wyatt

This series is published in partnership with It Pays to Care, articles by Tanya Cambey and Dr Mary Wyatt

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This article series will examine how healthcare delivery in workers' compensation can inadvertently harm the people it aims to help. Over the coming months, we'll explore the evidence in depth.

We encourage you to share these articles with colleagues, stakeholders, and anyone working to improve outcomes for injured workers—these conversations are essential for driving meaningful change in our system.

Series introduction — Healthcare in work injuries isn’t neutral

When scans make things worse: the unintended harms of spinal imaging - Part 1 System use and outcomes

When scans make things worse: the unintended harms of spinal imaging - Part 2: Language, cascades and compounding harm

Appendix: Evidence of harm from back pain imaging

Pain medicines cause harm — Opioids in workers’ compensation

The hidden crisis — How inadequate opioid monitoring in compensable schemes fails our most vulnerable

The assessment carousel — Part 1: When proving replaces improving

The assessment carousel — Part 2: Procedural justice and system impacts

IMEs for return to work: are we answering the wrong questions?

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Looking after injured workers has benefits for business and health, but there are challenges too. RTW professionals who look after injured workers need to be supported in turn. We aim to inspire and educate those working in the sector, and give you the skills and confidence to change things for the better.

RTW Matters is proudly independent. Dr Mary Wyatt and the team believe that positive change is on the horizon in terms of RTW, injury management and workplace wellbeing, and we not afraid to challenge the status quo to hurry things along a little!

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Healthcare in Work Injuries - Article Series

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