CORE is proud to partner with innovative Australian employers who are at the forefront of injury prevention and management in their workforce.

These companies actively invest in proactive workplace initiatives, including:

• pre-employment screening,
• injury management,
• adoption of health and work fitness standards and
• matching job design to recruitment processes

to reduce the human and financial cost of injury within the workplace.

Actively engaging CORE to undertake Early Intervention Program services, is translating into tangible cost benefits for employers, rewarded with reductions in workplace injury rates, lost productivity, lost time injuries whilst increasing employee retention and satisfaction with a corresponding decrease in insurance premiums and common law payouts.

WHAT WE KNOW

Our occupational findings have identified how employers can mitigate employee strains or injuries, therefore reducing lost time injuries (LTI’s) and insurance/ work cover expenses.

By activating an Early Intervention Program in the workplace an employer can utilise CORE for the following:

• Pre-existing musculoskeletal or biomechanical factors: Through our pre-employment medicals we test an employee’s ability to fulfill the role based on our knowledge of the work fitness standards, including drug, alcohol and physical tasks such as bending, lifting. These physical tests can identify areas of vulnerability or risk of injury due to hypermobility or pre-existing musculoskeletal factors, highlighting for the business an individual’s capacity and capability to perform tasks.
• Job requisites and recruitment: Through onsite visits and a clear understanding of the physical duties of roles in the business, the Core team provide recommendations on the ideal physical capacity of candidates for recruitment (working in confined spaces, bending, lifting etc).
• Timely Reporting: Historically, employees experiencing minor issues or niggles believe it will get better and fail to report in a timely manner. However, our evidence proves by intervening early we can provide recommendations on how to mitigate the risk of perceived non-serious issues becoming medium to long term injuries.
• GP Referrals and Scans: Employees consult their GP when injured, however most patients are sent for scans and given time off work pending results consequently delaying treatment and returning to work. However, our speciliased occupational physios are trained to undertake injury assessments, reporting back to the employer and GP on injury findings and modified duties to minimise lost time injuries, whilst providing a treatment plan to expedite a return to work for the employee.
• Injury Management: Our priority is to avoid injuries, however in the advent an employee is injured the Core team will recommend the best medical specialists available and undertake Work Cover administrative requirements linking with experienced specialists to expedite appointment times.

WHAT WE PROVIDE

• Services can be very generic and meaningless with a guarantee that everyone will have tight muscles somewhere that need to be stretched.
• However, as occupational physiotherapists we ensure what we are focusing on is a worker’s longevity in physical aspects of the role they perform considering their health overall, injury history and workload with strategies to target their vulnerabilities by providing:
• Experienced clinicians with up to 25 years’ experience in assessments and physiotherapy treatments.
• Rapid and accurate injury assessments and clinical treatments including diagnosis if possible (endeavoring to accommodate workers within 24 hours).
• Medical referrals when required, plus communication with employer and employee’s GP regarding likely diagnosis and recommendations on adjusted duties within the workplace.
• Acute injury/symptom/pain management advice and home based exercised to assist in recovery process and ensuring employee feels supported.
• Site visits for workers on an individual and team basis. Ergonomic and task analysis for areas of concern, workforce injury prevention screening programs (eg. musculoskeletal, back and shoulder vulnerability) and seminar/education sessions.

WHAT IT COSTS

• Initial assessment costs based on Queensland Compensation Initial Physiotherapy Rates of $129.00 for an initial consultation and $101.00 for subsequent follow ups.
• Consumables expenses may be recommended at initial consultation which can include tubigrip, strapping tape application for support, take home therapeutic massage cream, and heat packs. These are usually under $35 cost and are only issued as required.
• Communication charges of initial and final approved assessment progress reports, plus doctors’ reports and suitable duties plans charges of $36.

THE BENEFITS

• Information is shared easily to ensure communication pathways are optimal and appropriate for your staff. Communication reports from our assessments to your workplace and GP’s or specialists when required.
• Liaising directly with key personnel in your company for medical information exchange and Return-to-Work duties.
• Expediting referrals with specialists and doctors to reduce appointment delays.
• On-site workplace assessments and analysis to ensure optimum alignment of duties and capabilities. Compiling an agreed suitable working duties plan for injured staff.
• Number of treatment sessions approved for initial, and subsequent assessments physiotherapy services customised to suit each individual business. Some companies recommend 3, with a follow up of another 3, but we always update as we go advising of the need at initial assessment and through treatment plan.
• Appointments agreeable in work time / end of shift / beginning of shift / outside of work hours.

Interested in finding out more, contact us at earlyintervention@corehealthcare.com.au

‘We have partnered with CORE Healthcare for the past few years, and their tailored approach to injury prevention and early intervention physiotherapy has played a key role in enhancing the well-being of our team and strengthening safety across Neumann Steel’s operations.

CORE’s practical advice aligns with our operational needs, ensuring modified duties match employees’ capabilities.

Overall, CORE Healthcare’s services are invaluable and a worthwhile investment, enhancing the health, safety, and productivity of our workforce.’

Timothy Walker
Health and Wellness Specialist
Neumann Steel

‘I have utilised the services of CORE Healthcare over the past 5 years whilst working for two global manufacturing companies.

CORE has provided both onsite and offsite physiotherapy, individual task assessments and injury prevention initiatives that assisted in delivering our health, safety, and wellbeing strategies.

CORE maintains a strong and close relationship by giving guidance and regular feedback to me on the injured workers progress to help ensure a smooth return to work process.

This creates both a fluid transition back to pre-injury duties and factors that may delay this can be addressed immediately.

I have found their services over the years invaluable and well worth the investment.’

Trent Watts
Senior HSW Business Partner, Suntory Oceania

‘We have been working with CORE for over 8 years, and they are our ‘go to’ for any muscle related injuries on site and we see them as an extension of our company.

Through a site visit CORE helped us understand what tasks can cause injuries and how to prevent them from happening with his warm-up exercise programs that we find vital to prevent injuries.

The benefits that come from working with CORE are not just aimed at saving money, but to assist workers on all injuries work and non-work related.

We have found the advice CORE has given over the years helpful and the duties line up with tasks as he knows the company and the type of work staff do in each area.’

Bryan Davies
Health and Safety Business Partner, Kilargo

CORE has been successfully applying the same methods utilised to enhance elite athletic performance, with the additional benefits of having targeted industry specific applications.