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Functional Neurological Disorder & Head Injury ACC query

Sarah made this Official Information request to Accident Compensation Corporation

The request was partially successful.

From: Sarah

Dear Accident Compensation Corporation,

I would like ALL Official Information ACC holds about Functional Neurological Disorder
(not asking for any personal details of ACC Claimants or staff)

- I have an interest in any guidelines, internal policies and or procedures of the ACC Clinical Advisor Department in the ACC internal assessment of the ACC funded service provider Neuro Psychological Assessment for an ACC Head Injury Claim, with an ACC Claimant that has a pre-existing medical condition of Functional Neurological Disorder.

I am wanting to request for a full disclosure of any information around symptoms and diagnosis ACC Clinical Advisors reference too, in making any assessments or decisions about an ACC Claimants Head Injury claim and entitlements in relation to a pre-existing medical condition of Functional Neurological Disorder

I would like ALL Official Information ACC holds about a Head Injury and guidelines around pre-exising medical conditions with an interest in neurological conditions, or conditions relevant to ACC requiring to seek further written guidance, or assessment (medical case review, neuro psychological assessment)

I would like ALL Official information ACC holds about the Neuro Psychological Assessment, this is not just limited to the external assessment with the ACC funded service provider but the ACC internal policy, procedures and steps usually taken by ACC staff, prior to, and after the Neuro Psychological Assessment is conducted wth the service provider.

Yours faithfully,

Sarah Brodrick

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Accident Compensation Corporation

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Attachment GOV 025316 Appendix.pdf
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Attachment GOV 025316 Response.pdf
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Kia ora Sarah
Please find attached our response to your official information request
dated 26 May 2023. If you have any questions about the response you can
contact us at this [1]address, for all other matters please use our
contact form at: [2]https://www.acc.co.nz/contact/ alternati... give us a
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Sara Freitag (she/her)
Acting Manager | OIA Services

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