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‘An epidemic of useless and often harmful care’ — Part 2

contributorLauren Finestone

Payments for healthcare represent the second largest item of expenditure for Australian workers’ compensation schemes after income replacement. And it’s growing. But what are schemes paying for?

Webinar recording — It pays to care: From policy to practice

contributorDr Mary Wyatt

Dr Mary Wyatt introduces the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's recently launched policy on work injury scheme design and starts to explore practical approaches to improve how our schemes operate.

Upping the ante — what the new model code of practice expects of employers

contributorLauren Finestone

What exactly does Safe Work Australia’s new model code of practice, Managing psychosocial hazards at work expect of employers?

Webinar recording —Will best practice in personal injury case/claims management please reveal itself?

contributorDr Andrew Fronsko

Learn about personal injury compensation schemes and their impact on return to work outcomes. Explore the latest research and interdisciplinary care approaches for supporting individuals with injury and disability.

'Above all, do no harm'. Towards a therapeutic approach to workers’ compensation.

contributorLauren Finestone

Is the concept of ‘Above all, do no harm’ relevant to our workers compensation schemes?

RTW: from policy to practice. An imperative for change and call to action

contributorLauren Finestone

An important policy paper — It pays to care — calls for a conversation about, and action on, how we can work together to improve health and recovery outcomes and reduce the barriers to care for people with work injuries.

Workers' compensation needs better healthcare - Part 2

contributorDr Mary Wyatt

Positive change may be inspired by centers of excellence and everyday positivity emulated by treating practitioners.

Webinar recording:Systematic approaches to identifying and addressing biopsychosocial barriers – the missing policy in RTW Part 1

contributorPam Garton PhD

In part 1 of 3, Pam Garton PhD gives us background on her research and discusses the identification of Psychosocial risk.

Mirror, mirror

contributorGabrielle Lis

“Who’s the fairest?” matters to compensation recipients. Researchers find associations between reduced adversarialism, greater perceived fairness and better health.

Identifying psychosocial risks and worker vulnerability

contributorRTWMatters team

Guidance from Safe Work Australia can help you clock the psychosocial risks in your workplace, and understand which workers might be most vulnerable.

Webinar recording: The cross sector project -Mapping Australian Systems of Income Support for People with Health-Related Work Incapacity

contributorMichael Di Donato

Michael Di Donato reports on the project undertaken by the Insurance Work and Health Group, Monash University.

3 x 3 for mental health

contributorRTWMatters team

Nine priorities for Australian businesses seeking to prevent harm, promote the positive, and manage mental illness at work