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| Partnering for success in rehabilitation |
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Dr David Beaumont, Fit For Work |
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| This panel session discussed how super funds and insurers can influence and support employers, specifically regarding the health benefits of implementing ‘good work’, and adopting a more holistic approach to absence management and rehabilitation. |
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In particular, David Beaumont, medical director and chief executive at Fit For Work discussed the concept of what ‘good work’ is.
“Good work respects workers as individuals, as people with lives outside work,” said David.
“It also keeps them safe from physical and psychological harms while at work, even developing policies to enhance health and wellbeing.”
David went on to state that for every $1 an employer spends on ‘good work’ initiatives, it results in a $3 return on investment.
He urged the insurance industry to take notice and act on this burgeoning opportunity.
“The opportunity for the insurance industry is there,” he said.
“By looking at claims more closely, and shifting the focus to secondary prevention through early intervention – where recovery can happen in the workplace as soon as possible – then insurers can avoid processing claims which may be the result of a ‘system failure.’” David went on to share that, in his time as a clinician, he would frequently see claims
patients and ask himself, ‘how did it get this far?’
In closing, David pushed for more primary prevention measures.
“Primary prevention lies at the heart of ‘good work’,” he said.
“As an industry, insurers can influence employers to provide more ‘good work’ for their employees.
“The insurance industry has an opportunity here to help engage employees, and really shift that spectrum.”
To read more about the Health Benefits of Good Work, click here. |
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