Second independent monitoring report on ACC sensitive claims released
Tue 17 Jul 2012
The second independent monitoring report on ACC's progress in implementing a series of recommendations on claims in relation to sexual abuse ...
The second independent monitoring report on ACC's progress in implementing a series of recommendations on claims in relation to sexual abuse has been released. The recommendations were made by the 2010 Sensitive Claims Clinical Pathway Review Panel, chaired by the report's author, Dr Barbara Disley. The report shows the number of new claims lodged dropped by 36% between 2008-2011. In 2011, just 3.6% of claims were accepted beyond an initial 16 sessions.
Read 'Monitoring Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations from the Independent Panel’s Review of the ACC’s Sensitive Claims Clinical Pathway' Download PDF (525 KB)
Media
'Read ACC sex-abuse claims down by 36%', Radio National, 18/7/12
Read 'Abuse survivors struggling to access ACC', stuff.co.nz, 18/7/12
Read 'ACC report proves disentitlement rife', Voxy, 17/7/12
Read 'ACC sex abuse processes 'need review'', stuff.co.nz, 17/7/12