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Is Nero Fiddling while Rome is Tinder Dry?

Rome is not quite on fire, as in New South Wales with its iCare Scheme, but the signs are there! What is happening inter-state? New South Wales The New South Wales Workers Compensation System (iCare) is in turmoil with Treasury … Continue reading

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‘Tough Love’ – Do doctor’s have a role in keeping people out of the WC system?

The focus of my blog has been about changing the system to reduce the risks of a poor health outcome, but is there another facet to solving the problems I have highlighted? Should doctors make a conscious effort to keep people … Continue reading

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Why Insult and Injury?

As a young doctor working as the Health & Safety Manager with Hydro Tasmania (then the Hydro-Electric Commission), I had experience of main stream media. I was asked by management to participate in an interview with the Mercury newspaper about some … Continue reading

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