Outline the roles of the doctor, patient and employer when an injury or illness is workrelated including the role of a medical practitioner in a workers' compensation claim

- See a doctor and obtain first certificate of capacity.

- Fill out workers compensation form.

- Lodge the certificate to employers insurance within 5 working days.

Role of patient

- Employer must have workers compensation insurance for anyone employed.

- Employers are not allowed to sign an agreement saying that employees are not entitled to claim workers compensation.

- Following workplace injury, employer is required to establish a return to work program if employee is not fully fit.

Role of employer

- Employers whose employees suffer notifiable injuries (poisoning etc.) must notify work safe WA.

Reporting accidents and industrial disease

- Diagnosis, primary care etc.

- Establishing whether diagnosis correlates with patients description of injury.

- Liaising the return to work.

- Reporting specific industrial diseases to WorkSafe within 14 days of initial consultation.

- It is NOT the doctors role to determine whether the worker has a valid claim.

Role of the doctor