The MAIB was a stakeholder in preparing the Clinical Framework for the Delivery of Health Services (Clinical Framework), which included input from all states and territories.
By following the Clinical Framework, health professionals can ensure the treatment MAIB clients receive is goal orientated, evidence based and clinically justified.
Purpose
The Clinical Framework has been established to:
- optimise participation at home, work and in the community, and to achieve the best possible health outcomes for injured people;
- inform healthcare professionals of our expectations for the management of injured people;
- provide a set of guiding principles for the provision of healthcare services for injured people, healthcare professionals and decision makers;
- ensure the provision of healthcare services that are goal orientated, evidence based and clinically justified; and
- assist in the resolution of disputes.
Principles
The Clinical Framework is a set of principles for the provision of health services to injured people.
- Measure and demonstrate the effectiveness of treatment.
- Adopt a biopsychosocial approach.
- Empower the injured person to manage their injury.
- Implement goals focused on optimising function, participation and return to work.
- Base treatment on the best available research evidence.
Expectations
All healthcare professionals providing services to injured people as part of a motor vehicle accident are expected to adopt these principles within the standards and boundaries of their professional expertise. The principles apply to all compensable injuries regardless of their severity.
Healthcare professionals are also expected to adhere to documentation and record keeping standards as required by their relevant professional body.
As part of implementing the Clinical Framework, it is expected that healthcare professionals will communicate with others and work with other healthcare professionals when it is in the interests of the injured person.