Incidences of suicide and self harm by WorkCover claimants between June 2012 and September 2015
Dear WorkCover Authority of NSW,
I would like to know how many people made WorkCover claims and subsequently killed or harmed themselves between June 2012 and September 2015 - whether or not the claims were successful or unsuccessful.
I believe this information is in the public interest.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Eleanor Jones
Dear Eleanor
Thank you for contacting the Customer Service Centre.
No statistical data is collected for incidents of suicide and self harm
relating to workers compensation claims.
Statistics for workers compensation claims are available in the
[1]WorkCover Authority Annual Report 2014-2015 and in our [2]statistical
bulletins.
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Paul Rich
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State Insurance Regulatory Authority
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From: Eleanor Jones
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Subject: Government Information (Public Access) request - Incidences of
suicide and self harm by WorkCover claimants between June 2012 and
September 2015
Dear WorkCover Authority of NSW,
I would like to know how many people made WorkCover claims and
subsequently killed or harmed themselves between June 2012 and September
2015 - whether or not the claims were successful or unsuccessful.
I believe this information is in the public interest.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Eleanor Jones
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Eleanor Jones left an annotation ()
Would it not be useful to keep track of such information to assess the impact of how dealing with this system affects people's mental health? And how, in particular, the extensive, retrospective changes introduced in 2012, affected the community.
Collecting this information would provide insights into system improvements. It could save lives and improve outcomes over a lifetime for people injured at work.
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Locutus Sum left an annotation ()
I did not understand "incidence" so I asked Google. Now I understand. (http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_co... )
The applicant means "How many incidents ..." An "incident" is a "case", an "event" or a "happening" (like a car crash or an assualt) . "There was an incident at the corner of Nørrebrogade og Blågårdsgade last night".
The word "incidence" is technical and means the rate that something happens. "Rate" is the important part, so the word "per" almost always appears in the sentence. There is no plural, so no "incidences". Example: "Since 2002, measles incidence in Australia has ranged between 0.5 and 6 cases per million population" (http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/p... ). The rate could also be so many cases per week (time) or per square kilometre (area).