ACC Changes to Sexual Abuse Counselling

June 2010 - Review of ACC Sensitive Claims Pathway

The ACC Clinical Pathway implemented in October 2009 is being reviewed. NCWNZ will be making a submission and encourages all those opposed to the Clinical Pathway to make a submission and send a clear message that the changes made to ACC sensitive claims must be reversed.

The review panel is to be chaired by former Mental Health Commissioner Dr Barbara Disley and includes clinical physiologist Clive Banks, consultant Ruth Herbert and psychiatrist Professor Graham Mellsop.

Anyone affected by the changes to the treatment of Sensitive Claims by ACC is able to make a submission to the review panel.

The due date for submissions is the 18th June 2010.

Submissions can be sent via email to: ClinicalPathwayReviewSubmissions@researchnz.com

Or mailed to:

Independent Clinical Review Panel
PO Box 1039
Wellington 6140

For the full terms of reference please visit: http://www.beehive.govt.nz/sites/all/files/Terms%20of%20reference%20independent%20clinical%20review.pdf