Patariki's Return To Work Plan

The weekly monitored return to work plan was eight weeks in length. Patariki was to start with two weeks of the functional strengthening programme three times weekly. The goals by the end of six weeks were to increase his quadriceps muscle strength, increase his physical activity, increase his dynamic balance to be safe walking on uneven ground, reinforce pain education, and improve technique and strength with climbing up/down steps. Week three he would introduce graduated hours of work alongside the programme. Tasks over week three included up to two hours early morning of shadowing his son, being a passenger on the bike to bring the cows in, and an extra in the shed for milking. Week four and five increased to four hours daily with both milking’s, and a midday break. Week six and seven would introduce some fence maintenance and break feeding. Week eight would include full milking’s and wash down, and the introduction of tractor driving. Weekly education would be provided from week one to address psychosocial aspects. Restrictions such as; not …show more content…
The Privacy Act 1993 dictates the process of information gathering and use from the Workplace assessment, and The Code of Rights dictates the; rights of Patariki, and the obligations and duties of providers. It is a regulation under the under the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994. http://www.hdc.org.nz/the-act--code/the-code-of-rights. Each of the health practitioners are required to be competent and fit to practise their profession as required by The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003