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The license application has been 13 years in the making and consisted of more than 2,000 pages. It will come into effect from 1st December 2020.

Ramsay’s Australia’s Chief Risk Officer Chanelle McEnallay said the awarding of the licence was great news for all employees.

“Currently if you’re a Registered Nurse in Victoria and you get injured at work, you would get different benefits from a Registered Nurse injured in exactly the same way in Queensland. The difference could be many thousands of dollars for a serious injury,” MsMcEnallay said.

“Under this new national Comcare scheme, no matter where you work in the country you will get the same benefits, so this is very equitable and consistent for everyone”.

Comcare is Australia’s safest performing workplace health and safety jurisdiction with the most generous benefit structure for those who are injured.

Comcare also opens up a number of new opportunities for Ramsay to assist staff with non-work related injuries. 

Ms McEnallay said Ramsay Health Care’s Comcare Insurance would be subject to strict regulations and auditing.

“Employees should take comfort in the fact that this scheme incentivises safety. With the money we save from each state’s workers compensation premiums, a percentage of that must be reinvested back into safety systems, so that’s great for our safety programs,” she said.

If you have an existing claim or are injured between now and 30 November, claims will remain in your relevant State scheme and will be managed by Ramsay’s National Workers’ Comp Team until they are finalised.  

All new claims from 1st December 2020 will be under the Comcare scheme and will be managed by the Ramsay National Workers’ Comp Team.

For further information, contact the National Workers’ Comp Team at Comcarequestions.RHC@ramsayhealth.com.au.