Injury Management Consulting
Injury Management Consulting
Although we focus on preventing and minimising injuries when they do occur, WorkCover claims happen.
As specialists in injury identification, treatment and management we are able to marry our extensive clinical and rehabilitation experience to provide an injury management consulting service. Utilising our best practice knowledge and technical understanding of occupational injuries, our professional consultants are able to design and implement robust early claim and rehabilitation management strategies to ensure you benefit from the following:
Fast, efficient injury and incident notification procedures for managers
Assistance with injury management policy development and implementation
Development of safe, cost effective return to work programs for injured employees
High level communication with all key stakeholders in the injury management process
Delivery of safe alternate duties for injured employees in consultation with Doctors, Managers, Insurers and Brokers
Face to face case conferencing with all relevant stakeholders regarding graduated return to work for injured employees
Delivery of fitness for duty assessments designed to evaluate an injured worker’s potential by integrating clinical and standardised assessment procedures
Case Management of long-term claims, specifically aimed at addressing barriers to returning to work, upgrading medical certification and development of return to work goals
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Functional Rehabilitation Programs
Over the last decade we have seen firsthand the positive impacts of tailored functional rehabilitation programs for injured employees. We know that there is a direct correlation between the rehabilitation and treatment provided and a fast return to work. Bodycare’s proactive approach ensures that our Occupational Physiotherapists initiate contact with injured employees as soon as they are allowed back onsite after a clearance from a medical doctor.
The exercises and rehabilitation programs that we run with each employee are tailored to their specific role and focused on a functional resumption of their pre injury duties. Our Onsite Occupational Physiotherapists are often be seen out in the warehouse or around the plant engaging with the injured employee and running them through part-practice or modifications of their task to ensure that they are retraining the muscles and promoting the correct kinetic patterns to perform their job safely.
Meanwhile our physiotherapists are liaising and communicating with the injured employee’s GP as well as the site’s RTW, Safety and Operations teams to ensure that all key stakeholders are on the same page regarding the injured employee’s progress back to their pre-injury status.