Articles tagged under ‘New South Wales’

Articles 1 - 13 of 13

• Return to work is everybody’s business — how everyone can be part of the solution

  Catherine Day, Director of Employer Supervision and Return to Work at SIRA, outlines SIRA's work to improve declining RTW rates in NSW

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• Webinar recording — Implementing value-based healthcare in personal injury schemes

  In this webinar, Jamie Macdonald discusses SIRA’s approach to implementing value, their key achievements and their priorities for the next 12 months. 

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• Workplace mental health resources by jurisdiction

  Not knowing where to begin is a barrier that prevents some organisations from taking action on workplace mental health. We've assembled a list of high quality resources from workers' compensation authorities and government sources, organised by

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• Case manager whistle blower says workers deserve better  

  “I would hate for an injured worker to hear how they’re spoken about in the office,” a NSW claims adviser tells Return to Work Matters.

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• A scheme leaders’ approach to turning around RTW

  A conversation with the NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA).

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• Factors influencing return to work outcomes

  Determined to reverse a decline in RTW rates in NSW, SIRA (the State Insurance Regulatory Authority) has examined the evidence around positive influences on RTW and is now exploring ways to optimise outcomes for all stakeholders.

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• SIRA answers questions about value-based healthcare

  Petrina Casey of SIRA discusses the benefits and challenges of value-based healthcare (VBH) in workers' compensation.

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• Physiotherapists and psychologists can now certify in NSW

  Dr Petrina Casey, Director, Health Policy, Prevention & Supervision at the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA), gives us the low-down on this timely shift.

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• Will workers' comp scandals overshadow pervasive human costs?

  Yes, workers' compensation schemes have been poorly managed. Real change will come when there is a supportive approach to improving health and recovery outcomes, with positive leadership focused on long-term benefits not quick fixes.

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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.

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• icare laid bare

  icare engaged with the evidence-base around best practice injury management, and tried to reform NSW workers' comp accordingly. What can we learn from the resulting mess?

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• Mirror, mirror

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

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• New insurer approach reduces delays in decisions about healthcare

  Delays and disputes are stressful and can have a negative impact on recovery and return to work. The Medical Support Panel in NSW gives speedy, evidence-based answers to questions around work causation and medical treatment.

Archived Articles 1 - 8 of 8

• RTW Trends in NSW 2005-06 to 2011-12

  Return to work trends, influences on return to work, insurer customer service and demographic trends.

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• As goes NSW, so goes the nation

  Like other eastern states, New South Wales return to work rates have lifted from GFC lows.

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• RTW Trends in NSW 2005-06 to 2010-11

  NSW has largely mirrored the national rate over the last six years.

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• Return to work support profile - New South Wales

  As part of a continuing series on the resources available to Return to Work Coordinators in 2011, we take a look at WorkCover NSW's Return to Work unit.

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• Consider the alternative: Part 4 - New South Wales

  We speak with the Registrar of the NSW Workers Compensation Commission Sian Leathem about how the Commission is working, and how it is looking to improve outcomes

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• RTW trends: NSW, 2005-06 to 2009-10

  Our review of NSW return to work results, using the national Return to Work Monitor

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• Hand and glove?

  Leadership change in two Australian jurisdictions gets us pondering the relationship between government and WorkCover bureaucracy...

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• Divided data does not conquer in NSW

  The lack of a centralised RTW data source is disabling RTW in NSW

Research 1 - 2 of 2

• NSW success story of early intervention

  Research from NSW shows that early intervention saves money and improves health when it's carefully managed and overseen. Are employers and workers' compensation authorities ready to meet the challenges of implementation in the real world?

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• Mirror, mirror

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