Articles tagged under ‘Healthcare in work injuries’

In partnership with it pays to care, articles by Tanya Cambey and Dr Mary Wyatt

Articles 1 - 4 of 4

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

  Part 1 examined the evidence linking unnecessary imaging to prolonged disability. This article explores how report language drives these outcomes and how imaging cascades intersect with medication pathways to compound harm.

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

  This article is the first of two on spinal imaging. Here we focus on the evidence that routine scans often cause harm without improving recovery. The companion Part 2 article explores why this happens and how language, cascades and medications magnify the impact.

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• Appendix: Evidence of harm from back pain imaging

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• Series introduction — Healthcare in work injuries isn’t neutral

  This article launches a fortnightly series that 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.