Injured Workers
Introduction For Injured Workers
Any injury or
illness is an unexpected stress to not only the person injured. It affects the
injured person’s family, their co-workers and potentially the broader community,
particularly if the injury or illness is more serious and the injured person doesn’t
make a quick recovery.
Workers
compensation systems are inherently complex and can be overwhelming for those trying to
navigate their way through. This web
site has been set up to assist injured or ill workers navigate the system they
find themselves in. We offer information
on how the system works, on legal aspects of the system of a worker’s claim, as
well as advise on who to contact and where to get more information or relevant
support.
Our Information files offer information
that is pitched at a level for each of the target audiences.
How to make best use of the Information files on this site:
i.
Injury Management- What is happening and When?
These files provide information on what injured workers can and should expect
at different stages in the injury management and claims processes. Information includes, reporting an injury,
making a claim, different types of claim status and what they mean for you,
choosing your nominated treating doctor, and the role of different members of
your treatment and rehabilitation team. The role of different stakeholders is
overviewed with emphasis on what should be happening and when. Suggestions are
made for dealing with setbacks and problems in the system that encompass tips
for dealing with insurers, the role of Workcover and getting legal
representation.
ii.
Frequently occurring workplace injuries -
The most common workplace injuries are overviewed to help you better understand
what is happening to you, and what you and your treatment team will be doing to
help you recover.
iii.
Common Problems with Injury Management –
Obstacles to treatment recovery are overviewed with strategies suggested to address
particular problems that may arise. Acknowledgement is given of the issues and
secondary problems associated with injuries that do not fully recover and
prevent you from returning to your pre-injury work.
Our online surveys target our respective audiences and are designed
to ask key questions about the issues affecting them. The information collected will be analysed,
survey results fed back to web site users and where appropriate passed on to
relevant administrators and decision makers.
Our blog is where you can comment on any experience you have had, or issue you are concerned about related to workers compensation and injury management. Comments may also be generated by other site user’s comments, an article we publish or survey result about a particular issue.
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