Timely access to appropriate medical treatment and vocational rehabilitation is a critical part of the return-to-work process. It enables the person’s quick recovery, maximum functional ability and mobility, and return to work in a position that maximizes their skills and experience.
It is necessary to shift from a primary focus on deficits and incapacity towards an ability-orientated approach.
Guideline code
RTW_01300
Mechanism
Mechanism
- Return-to-work professionals both inside and outside the institution should collaborate to develop policy and guidelines for accessing medical treatment and vocational services.
- The return-to-work professional should collaborate with major stakeholders to establish health-care and vocational needs, develop criteria for selecting health-care and vocational professionals, and select the appropriate professionals to meet established needs.
- A contract should be established with health-care professionals and other institutions which specifies the services, programmes, quality, costs and qualification requirements of service providers.
Structure
Structure
- The management should work with employers and health-care professionals to ensure that the person concerned has timely access to acute treatment, medical rehabilitation and vocational services.
- The management should form partnerships with employers, health-care professionals and government agencies to streamline services and reduce the costs of medical treatment and vocational rehabilitation, including the requisite reporting.
- The management should ensure that only qualified health-care professionals and quality treatment and rehabilitation programmes are used.
- The management should delegate implementation of treatment and rehabilitation services to the return-to-work professional, who should assist in achieving these objectives.
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Guideline 8. Combining medical treatment and vocational rehabilitation
Type
Guideline_1
Weight
17