Services

Medico-legal Work

Working with the legal fraternity to help them quantify or qualify a legal matter. Injured clients are referred from private or state attorneys who request an assessment of the functional abilities/restrictions of these clients, a written report on the assessment for legal use and to be available for consultation and/or to testify as an expert witness. Providing detailed and comprehensive assessments and related report writing, providing expert opinions regarding a person’s potential to work, from a holistic point of view as well as their ability to manage their activities of daily living, their household and leisure activities.

• RAF Claims
• Medical negligence claims
• Personal Injury claims
• PRASA matters

Functional Capacity evaluations

Functional Capacity Evaluations allows for objective analysis of an individual’s physical capabilities and limitations. It provides justifiable and detailed assessment findings, incorporating evidence-based practice into recommendations. Functional Capacity Evaluations can be applied to the assessment of work capacity, Injury Management planning, Vocational Assessment, Activities of Daily Living assessment, and determination of damages.

Ergonomics and Accessibility

Employers constantly strive to increase productivity and efficiency of their employees. The answer to this, is ergonomics and accessibility within the workplace.

• Workplace assessments. Workplace Assessments involves the analysis of the intrinsic and extrinsic components of work duties. It includes ergonomic assessment, that is, consideration of the interaction between individuals, machines, equipment, work methods, and the work environment. Workplace/Ergonomic Assessment Components:

• Workplace layout - giving consideration to the posture and position of the worker, work height, workload, and visual requirements.
• Work organisation - giving consideration to work rates, rest breaks, job design, task variation, job rotation, and degree of employee autonomy.
• Work design.
• Physical task requirements.
• Psychological task requirements - including review of factors such as boredom, concentration, and autonomy contributing to work performance.
• Advice on corrective action required so as to ameliorate risk and mitigate loss.

Paediatric assessments

The identification of learning barriers and developmental delays. The determination of functional limitations.

• Performing preventative care screening for children aged 3 – 12 years regarding nutrition and activity levels as a means to identify risk factors, in collaboration with BESTMED.

Mediation

A dynamic, structured, interactive process where a neutral third party assists disputing parties in resolving conflict through the use of specialized communication and negotiation techniques. All participants in mediation are encouraged to actively participate in the process. Mediation is a "party-centered" process in that it is focused primarily upon the needs, rights, and interests of the parties. Mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution resolving disputes between two or more parties with concrete effects. Typically, a third party, the mediator, assists the parties to negotiate a settlement. Disputants may mediate disputes in a variety of domains, such as commercial, legal, workplace and family matters.