Victim faces compo cut
A head-injury victim has been threatened with loss of compensation after ACC's medical adviser failed to clarify how few hours a week he thought the man could work.
A head-injury victim has been threatened with loss of compensation after ACC's medical adviser failed to clarify how few hours a week he thought the man could work.
Twenty people have received ACC payouts for injuries by sharks so far this year - a drop in the ocean compared to other animal-related injury claims.
The ACC has partially backed down on a new privacy initiative adopted in the wake of the Bronwyn Pullar affair but which was criticised as costly and inconvenient for clients.
ACC has been faulted for trying to limit the scope of independent assessments of an amputee's needs for help with transportation and housing modifications.
The ACC Minister has pledged to look into the independence of doctors paid to provide medical assessments for ACC, amid claims it helps get long-term claimants off the agency's books.
Ambulances will no longer be sent to minor 111 calls as part of sweeping changes to help stem St John's $15 million-a-year loss.