The WRC recommended seeking a medical opinion on whether a nurse’s back injury was linked to an earlier knee injury, after it could not determine the connection from the reports. The recommendation was dated 24 March 2025.
The nurse sought Critical Illness Provisions for a period of sick leave caused by the back injury. Her hospital employer treated it as linked to the earlier injury. The WRC recommended asking the same doctor who had previously seen her whether the injuries were linked. If they were not linked, the complaint should be conceded; if they were linked, it should be closed.