SIRA bulletin - Issue 34

$9.6 million for research centre to improve injured people health outcomes

SIRA and icare have granted $9.6 million over five years to the John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research (JWCRR) to help improve the lives of people living with an injury-related disability.

For 20 years the NSW compensation agencies have partnered with the JWCRR and the renewed agreement will fund core senior academic positions within the centre to undertake their widely recognised work in rehabilitation research, knowledge translation and evaluation.

Adam Dent, SIRA Chief Executive, said the grants will build on SIRA’s ongoing investment into research to support the health and recovery outcomes of injured people in NSW.

"In the last five years, the JWCRR has leveraged almost $40 million in funding from SIRA and icare's $5.32 million investment to continue their research activities," Mr Dent said.

“The outcomes of this research directly benefit injured people in both SIRA’s personal injury schemes by providing evidence-based advice, informing policy and legislative changes.

“We are delighted to continue this successful partnership to make personal injury schemes in NSW sustainable and improve the outcomes of people who make claims.”

Read more about the partnership on our website.

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