Table 3 Data are presented for total, acute and chronic claims and include total number of service group claimants, and details relating to the number of service claim payments ([interquartile range]) per claimant within each service group, and for female and male claimants
| Â | Acute Post-injury Period | Chronic Post-injury Period | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Total | Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | ||||||
Claimants n (column %) | Median claims n [IQR] | Claimants n (column %) | Median claims n [IQR] | Claimants n (column %) | Median claims n [IQR] | Claimants n (column %) | Median claims n [IQR] | Claimants n (column %) | Median claims n [IQR] | Claimants n (column %) | Median claims n [IQR] | |
Total | 35,348 | 4 [3,6] | 22,910 | 4 [3,6] | 12,427 | 4 [3,5] | 10,871 | 24 [8,55] | 7414 | 26 [8,56] | 3453 | 21 [7,53] |
Physiotherapy | 5281 (14.9%) | 7 [3,11] | 3760 (16.4%) | 7 [3,11] | 1519 (12.2%) | 6 [3,11] | 7002 (64.4%) | 20 [8,43] | 4911 (66.2%) | 21 [8,44] | 2089 (60.5%) | 19 [7,41] |
Chiropractic | 1411 (4.0%) | 6 [3,11] | 1008 (4.4%) | 5 [3,11] | 401 (3.2%) | 6 [3,11] | 2229 (20.5%) | 20 [7,42] | 1568 (21.1%) | 20 [7,41] | 660 (19.1%) | 21 [8,45] |
Osteopathy | 594 (1.7%) | 4 [2, 7] | 467 (2.0%) | 4 [2,7] | 127 (1.0%) | 4 [2,6] | 1090 (10.0%) | 14 [5,29] | 851 (11.5%) | 14 [6,29] | 238 (6.9%) | 12 [4,29] |
Psychologist | 382 (1.1%) | 3 [2,5] | 292 (1.3%) | 3 [2,5] | 90 (0.7%) | 2 [1,3] | 1301 (12.0%) | 10 [4,22] | 953 (12.9%) | 10 [4,22] | 348 (10.1%) | 9 [4,21] |
OT | 105 (0.3%) | 2 [2,3] | 64 (0.3%) | 2 [2,4] | 41 (0.3%) | 2 [2,3] | 698 (6.4%) | 5 [2,18] | 534 (7.2%) | 5 [2,18] | 164 (4.7%) | 6 [2,18] |
GP | 13,040 (36.9%) | 1 [1,1] | 8418 (36.7%) | 1 [1,2] | 4619 (37.2%) | 1 [1,1] | 5228 (48.1%) | 5 [2,14] | 3485 (47.0%) | 5 [2,14] | 1742 (50.4%) | 6 [2,15] |
Medical Specialist | 13,549 (38.3%) | 1 [1,1] | 8624 (37.6%) | 1 [1,1] | 4922 (39.6%) | 1 [1,1] | 3349 (30.8%) | 3 [1,5] | 2129 (28.7%) | 3 [1,5] | 1219 (35.3%) | 3 [1,6] |
Emergency Services | 29,072 (82.2%) | 2 [1,2] | 17,833 (77.8%) | 2 [1,2] | 9975 (80.3%) | 2 [1,2] | 161 (1.5%) | 1 [1,1] | 109 (1.5%) | 1 [1,1] | 62 (1.8%) | 1 [1,1] |
Radiology services - total | 19,776 (55.9%) | 2 [1,3] | 12,648 (55.2%) | 2 [1,3] | 7122 (57.3%) | 2[1,3] | 3758 (34.6%) | 2 [1,3] | 2450 (33.0%) | 2[1,3] | 1307 (37.9%) | 2[1,3] |