Guidance Material for Medical Practitioners Develop useful and meaningful guidance material for General Practitioners (GPs) to support them in delivering injury management services. Clarify the role of the GP and strengthen engagement and partnerships between WorkCover WA and the medical profession. Delivered  Practical guidance material was developed for GPs to support them in delivering injury management services. A new website, WorkCover WA’s gpsupport was launched for GPs on 8 May 2014. Core Business System – Scheme Performance (continued) Deliver the redevelopment of the Scheme Information System. This project continues from 2012-13. Delivered  As of March 2014 the systems are fully Development of WorkCover WA Compliance Program Develop a compliance framework to outline all compliance and regulatory activities undertaken by WorkCover WA in accordance with the Act. In addition, create a Compliance Program for stakeholders, which will be made available each year. Delivered The WorkCover WA Compliance Framework has been developed, approved by the WorkCover WA Board and promoted. In May WorkCover WA finalised a Compliance Plan for 2014/15 and made it available to stakeholders on the Agency website.
In 2012/13, 37,396 claims were lodged. Of these, 49 per cent involved at least one day or shift off work (claims with lost time). Of all lost time claims lodged in 2012/13, 30 per cent of claims had 60 or more days or shifts lost (long duration claims). Further information on scheme performance is available from the WorkCover WA website . Table 13: Claim Numbers No lost time claims 18,693 (51%) Lost time claims 18,433 (49%) Total number of 1-59 days/shifts lost claims 12,875 Total number of long duration claims (60+ days/shifts lost) 5,558 Claim trends While the total number of claims lodged in the WA workers’ compensation scheme increased between 2009/10 and 2011/12, there was a three per cent decrease in 2012/13. The number of long duration claims (claims with 60 or more days/shifts lost time) has increased over the last five years, whereas claims with shorter duration and no lost time decreased. Table 14: Claim Trends Lodgement year 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13
Diffuse Pleural Fibrosis N/A 1 2 5 Mesothelioma 21 20 13 12 Lung Cancer 5 5 6 9 Sub total 35 44 36 48 Determinations where disease not present or disease present but a 0% level of impairment 9 5 4 5 Total 44 49 40 53 Board and committee remuneration Table 38: WorkCover WA Board remuneration Position/ member name Name Type of remuneration Period of membership Gross/actual remuneration Chairman Greg Joyce Annual 04/01/14 to 03/01/17 $29,650.00 Member Chris White (**Michelle Reynolds on secondment to DPC) N/A – Public Service Virtue of office N/A Member Brian Bradley N/A – Public Service Virtue of office N/A
Member Karin Lee Annual 04/01/14 to 03/01/17 $15,500.00 Member Owen Whittle Annual 04/01/2014 to 29/12/14 $0 (Mr Whittle elected not to receive sitting fees) Member Steven Burns Annual 01/10/13 to 30/09/16 $11,625.03 Member Victoria Wilmot Annual 04/01/14 to 03/01/17 $15,500.00 Total $72,275.03 Table 39: Costs Committee Remuneration Position/ member name Name Type of remuneration Period of membership Gross/actual remuneration Presiding Member Chris White Per meeting Acting N/A Member Karin Lee Per meeting $270 Member Marcus Cocker Per meeting $370 Member David Bruns Per meeting $370 Total $1,010
Table 40: Medical Committee Remuneration Position/ member name Name Type of remuneration Period of membership Gross/actual remuneration Chair Chris White (**Michelle Reynolds on secondment to DPC) N/A – Public Service Virtue of office N/A Member Dr Marcus Adonis Per meeting $1,110 Member Dr Heather Campbell Per meeting $1,110 Member Dr Alan Home Per meeting $1,110 Member Dr Neil Ozanne Per meeting $1,110 Member David Colvin Per meeting $740 Member Paul Taylor Per meeting $740 Member Barrie Slinger Per meeting 15/10/2011- 9/10/2013 $0 Total $76,150