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Friday, 03 February 2012 10:18
Lifting the Lid on Social Rehabilitation
Access Support Services is concerned about what appears to be a culture within ACC that allows staff managing claims to affect the outcome of assessments and, ultimately, the decisions ACC makes related to social rehabilitation e.g. home help, attendant care, modifications to the home and transport for independence etc.“I have received documented evidence that, in my view, shows ACC staff conspiring to prevent certain recommendations from being made when assessing an Auckland client’s needs” says…
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Friday, 03 February 2012 07:11
Nine years of suffering 'exacerbated by ACC'
A badly injured Aucklander whose lower left leg was amputated later found out that accident compensation officials wanted to influence independent rehabilitation assessments to limit the help she was given.Diane Smith, 53, said she had to battle the Accident Compensation Corporation and its occupational therapist assessors at virtually every step."It's disgusting. It's mind-blowing and depressing. There is no reason for people to be cruel, nasty and soul-destroying."
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012 14:39
Falls in home costing $1.8B a year
People falling over at home cost the country $1.8 billion a year and the Government wants to do something about it.ACC Minister Judith Collins says more than 100,000 working age people fall over and more than 10,000 of them are so seriously injured they can't continue in their jobs."Falls cost the country an estimated $1.8 billion in annual social and economic costs and they're happening to people at the most productive time of their lives…
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012 06:18
11,708 dog attacks on Kiwis last year: ACC
Nearly 12,000 people suffered dog bite injuries last year, including more than 1700 children aged under 10 - many of whom will be left with scars.The number of attacks requiring medical attention has increased since 2003 when 8677 people were attacked, including 7-year-old Carolina Anderson who has needed years of surgery after being mauled in an Auckland park.Her case was so bad it resulted in tougher dog control measures being passed, including the compulsory microchipping…
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