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We’re looking for ideas on how we can work together to enhance recovery outcomes for people with musculoskeletal injuries who require secondary care services. 🙌 Secondary care services such as elective surgery, high-tech imaging and clinical services are critical to helping people recover from injury and return to their everyday lives. To submit your ideas, please complete the Request for Information (RFI) on GETS 👉 https://acc.nz/4hE0gzq Through this RFI we’re looking to 👇 🔹 Identify innovative ideas that will improve recovery outcomes and ensure sustainability in the short term 🔹 Identify innovative service delivery models that will improve recovery outcomes and ensure sustainability in the long term 🔹 Consider risk management Submissions are due by 31 March. For more information 👉 https://acc.nz/4hD95us

Our friends at ShopCare Charitable Trust have launched a new programme, which focuses on early intervention of pain and discomfort in the workplace. 👏 By taking the correct action at the first signs of discomfort or pain, you can prevent minor issues from escalating into injuries or longer-term musculoskeletal disorders. The ShopCare initiative includes an early intervention checklist for employers, good practice guidelines and more. You can check out the new resources here 👉 https://lnkd.in/g88NA3ZV

We’re looking for ideas – big or small – on how we work together to improve recovery outcomes. 🙌 We want to work with the general practice sector to look at solution-focused initiatives that can provide benefits such as 👇 🔹 Reduced time to return to work or independence 🔹 Better rehabilitation outcomes 🔹 Reduction in the need for weekly compensation for low complex injuries We’ve heard your feedback and have made the process easier to submit your ideas, here’s how 👇 🔹 Visit our website to download and complete the Request for Information form 👉 https://lnkd.in/g4BNNkZz 🔹 Email the completed form to primarycare@acc.co.nz We’re also seeking clinicians and thought leaders who are interested in joining ACC’s new Primary Care Provider Advisory Group. This is your chance to help shape our next steps! Complete the Expression of Interest form also available on our website and email it to primarycare@acc.co.nz Submissions are due by 16 March.

We were proud to support our partners in sexual violence prevention, Ngā Kaitiaki Mauri (NKM) at Te Matatini, bringing resources, healing and prevention to Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga 2025 – the largest celebration of traditional Māori performing arts in the world. 🙌 Over the course of the week, NKM spoke to thousands of whānau, handing out free sexual violence resources in return for a completed survey. The survey asked whānau what safety looks like to them, who supports them and what they want to see in the sexual violence prevention space. 👏 Their latest resource was created based on feedback from whānau at the previous Matatini in 2023 – He Tapu Ahau, a bi-lingual pukapuka (book) for tamariki and their whānau about their inherent tapu and mana. The book is designed to teach bodily autonomy and boundaries, and spark kōrero (conversation) within whānau about tikanga that keep our mokopuna safe. Sherilee Kahui, ACC Prevention Lead Community and Wellbeing, joined NKM to tautoko (support) and give the hard-working volunteers and staff a chance to enjoy some kapa haka. “The NKM tent was a calm, shady haven that whānau could come to for a break and a kōrero,” Sherilee says. “There was a space for tamariki to do some colouring and bean bags that rangatahi could chill out on. We were handing out tote bags full of sexual violence prevention resources and whānau loved them. It was an honour to be able to support our partners doing their important mahi.” Read more about our partnership with Ngā Kaitiaki Mauri 👉 https://acc.nz/4cJFEEM

We know it can be difficult to ask for support after experiencing sexual abuse or assault, but when you’re ready, we’re here to help. 🙌 We recently launched our new and improved Sensitive Claims Service, which includes some important changes to make it easier to access our services and create a better experience for survivors. Through the Sensitive Claims Service, we provide support to anyone in Aotearoa New Zealand, including visitors to the country, who have experienced sexual abuse or assault in New Zealand. Support can include therapy with an experienced provider and other services that are needed for your recovery. Learn more about the support we provide 👉 https://acc.nz/4itjuIO

We were incredibly proud to attend Te Matatini last week and to provide our largest ever offering of rongoā Māori at an event. 🌿 Eight rongoā Māori practitioners joined us at the ACC tent each day to give an experience of traditional Māori healing to kaihaka (competitors), supporters and whānau. Rongoā Māori has been available through ACC as a rehabilitation option since 2020 and has now supported over 13,500 ACC kiritaki (clients) in 148,500 rongoā sessions across the motu. We want to provide whānau with kaupapa Māori options that deliver culturally appropriate care and uphold our responsibilities to Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Rongoā Māori is available as a rehabilitation option for all New Zealanders with an accepted ACC injury claim, with around 40 per cent of those accessing our rongoā service being non-Māori. Find out how you can use rongoā Māori as part of your rehabilitation here 👉 https://acc.nz/3yLCfFO Renata Blair Eldon Paea Te Matatini Society Incorporated

We’ve enjoyed partnering with ShopCare Charitable Trust, who help retail workers feel safe and well at work. They provide free resources, like the Violent and Aggressive Behaviour (VAB) training module, which provides practical guidance on recognising early warning signs of VAB, de-escalating conflict and having supportive conversations after an incident. Access the training here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gVtJCCTB

This year’s Te Matatini is historic in more ways than one. Not only has the festival returned to Taranaki for the first time in over 30 years – it’s also our largest ever offering of rongoā Māori at a community event. 🙌 We have up to eight rongoā Māori practitioners joining us each day at the ACC stall to give whānau an experience of rongoā (traditional Māori healing). Rongoā Māori has been available through ACC as a rehabilitation service since 2020 and has now helped over 13,500 ACC kiritaki (clients) across the motu (country). 👏 “Competitors and supporters can stop by the ACC tent to witness, and be part of, our strongest ever presence of rongoā,” says Renata Blair, ACC Deputy Chief Executive Māori. As of February 2025, ACC has provided rongoā Māori in over 15,800 claims, which has seen our practitioners deliver more than 148,500 rongoā sessions. “I’m proud that we’ve opened up kaupapa Māori options to support people’s recovery,” Rēnata says. “We want to provide whānau with a choice of kaupapa Māori services that deliver culturally appropriate care and uphold our responsibilities to Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.” Rongoā Māori is available as a rehabilitation option for all New Zealanders with an accepted ACC injury claim, with around 40 per cent of those accessing our rongoā service being non-Māori. Find out how you can use rongoā Māori as part of your rehabilitation if you have an injury covered by us 👉 https://acc.nz/3yLCfFO

It’s an honour being here at Pukekura/Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth for Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga 2025, the largest celebration of traditional Māori performing arts in the world. A total of 55 groups are performing on stage this week to an audience of around 70,000 – and an expected 2.5 million viewers on TV or online. 📺 It’s the first time the event has returned to Taranaki in more than 30 years. “There’s nothing quite like Te Matatini in the world – it’s an awesome celebration of tikanga Māori and te ao Māori,” says Renata Blair, ACC Deputy Chief Executive Māori. We’re hosting a stand to share information about our services, as well as providing the largest ever offering of rongoā Māori (traditional healing) for people who are competing and supporting the event. 🙌 “Community events like Te Matatini are important for us as they provide a chance to kōrero and connect with whānau about our services, like rongoā Māori,” Rēnata says. “It helps us raise awareness and build understanding around the help available through ACC and services that improve access and health outcomes for Māori. We believe in the kaupapa of Te Matatini and we want to tautoko (support) whānau to live well.” For performance schedules, how to view and all other information, please visit the Te Matatini website 👉 https://acc.nz/43cLTi1

A missed brain injury can have significant consequences for patients. If undiagnosed, a patient can have delayed recovery and reduced quality of life. Across Aotearoa, for people with serious injuries, brain injury assessments have been inconsistent, inequitable and limited in places. We’re proud to have supported a national campaign to improve early identification of traumatic brain injuries in the major trauma population. The campaign was led by Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand and supported by ACC and the Trauma National Clinical Network. 👏 Find out more about what’s been achieved by the serious traumatic brain injury collaborative 👉 https://lnkd.in/gRhg3AmH