The debate about when an ill or injured employee should rejoin the workforce has resulted in traditional medical methods being questioned. Helen Merfield explains
There is no doubt that the insurance industry is waking up to the benefits of rehabilitation and the importance of early intervention. But equally, there is still a lot of work to be done. For rehabilitation to realise its true potential, insurers and rehabilitation providers need to increasingly measure the cost-benefits and results. The industry needs to develop a better understanding of the social and psychological factors involved in the rehabilitation process and move away from applying the traditional medical model of rehabilitation. The role of rehabilitation has always been to...
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