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• Workplace Health Management programs save one hospital around $200k

  Kevin Jones of the SafetyAtWorkBlog describes research into the benefits of said program, including reductions in injury management costs and premiums, fewer injury compensation claims and quicker RTW rates.

  By: Kevin Jones , tagged in: Health and productivity, Workplace interventions

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• Jury still out on mindfulness at work

  If you believe the hype, mindfulness can work miracles in the workplace. What do researchers actually know about the benefits of mindfulness for organisations?

  By: Kevin Jones , tagged in: Psychological, Workplace interventions

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• OHS and Return-To-Work

  On developing a good relationship with OHS Managers.

  By: Kevin Jones , tagged in: Workplace Culture, Workplace systems, RTW Management Overview

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• The economic costs of a heart attack

  Heart attacks result in $A3.8 billion in lost productivity

  By: Kevin Jones , tagged in: Health and productivity

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• Fatigue is the biggest threat to a person's safety

  A new perspective on an established hazard

  By: Kevin Jones , tagged in: Psychological, Fatigue

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• Webinar recording: Improve mental health in your workplace

  An introduction to the Workplace Alliance and Beyondblue's workplace mental health initiative

  By: Kevin St Mart , tagged in: Depression, Psychological - other, Workplace interventions, Webinars

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• Back injuries and communicating with GPs

  By: Dr Kevin Sleigh , tagged in: Claims Management, Case management, Quick Guides

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• Webinar recording: An update on the Health Benefits of Good Work (HBGW) Campaign

  And initiatives of the Australian HBGW Signatory Steering Group.

  By: Suzanne Jones , tagged in: Workplace Culture, Health and productivity, Webinars

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• Investigation: Mindfulness

  Meditation and mindfulness are often conflated but they’re not the same. We clarify the muddy waters, then dive into the research on potential benefits and risks of mindfulness-based interventions in RTW and workers’ comp.

  By: Gabrielle Lis , tagged in: Treatment approaches, Workplace interventions

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• Want a RTW rate of 92%?

  How honesty, realism, a community-ethic and targeted splurging set one health and rehab consultant apart from the rest.

  By: Antonia George , tagged in: RTW approaches, Employee centred care

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• Words, language and collaboration matter in returning to ‘good work’

  Four experts discuss the idea of ‘good work’ and how collaboration can achieve better outcomes for injured workers.

  By: Lauren Finestone , tagged in: Communication, Early intervention, Employee centred care, Self management

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• 6 steps to a bully-free workplace

  Workplace bullying can seem difficult to tackle. A sensitive approach is needed, combined with organisation-wide preventative efforts to stamp out bullying in the long-term.

  By: Stefanie Garber , tagged in: Workplace Culture, Stress, Bullying / Harassment

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• Legal disputes, workers' compensation and COVID

  A Brave New World: a workers compensation perspective on resolving legal disputes via technology in a COVID-19 world.

  By: Danny Khoshaba, Partner, Insurance, Mills Oakley, along with his Associate Sherilyn Dunkley , tagged in: Claims Management, New South Wales, Covid-19

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• Q&A on sleep and work

  "Enlightened bosses are interested in whether or not workers are getting enough sleep," says Professor David Hillman, of the Sleep Health Foundation

  By: Gabrielle Lis , tagged in: Health and productivity

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• From neuroplasticity to bioplasticity (Part 2)

  Grant McKechnie, an accredited exercise physiologist, myotherapist and pain educator, explains why the body changes, and why recovery remains possible.

  By: Grant McKechnie , tagged in: Treatment approaches, Pain

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• Backing away from compensation

  A prominent South Australian back surgeon has called for workers' comp for back pain to be scrapped. Why not fix treatment?

  By: Gabrielle Lis , tagged in: Impact of compensation, Policy & Legislation