Dr Ros Harrington

Dr Rosamund Harrington is a lecturer in Occupational Therapy within the School of Allied Health at the Banyo Campus.  Rosamund was awarded a PhD from the University of Queensland in 2013 for her research on Motor Accident Insurance scheme design and how it shapes service system capacity and the post injury experiences of adults with severe traumatic brain injury. She was awarded a UQ Deans Commendation for Research Higher Degree Excellence for her PhD Research. 

Rosamund's research links with current national policy reforms, including the design and implementation of the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and proposed National Injury Insurance Scheme (NIIS). Ros has a long track record working as an occupational therapist in brain injury rehabilitation and mental health services.

2017

Sheppard, L., Harrington, R. & Howard, K. (2017). Leaving School ad Getting a Job. Research to Action Guide, A guide for young people wth disability who want to work. NDS Centre for Applied Disability Research. Available at www.cadr.org.au

Grant, G., Burns, K., Harrington, R., Vines, P., Kendall, E., & Maujean, A. (2017). When Lump Sums Run Out: Disputes at the Borderlines of Tort Law, Injury Compensation and Social Security. In Barker, K., Fairweather, K., & Grantham, R. (Eds.), Private Law in the 21st Century, (pp.301-322). Portland, OR: Hart.

2016

Foster, M., Henman, P., Tilse, C., Fleming, J., Allen, S., & Harrington, R. (2016). 'Reasonable and necessary' care: The challenge of operationalising the NDIS policy principle in allocating disability care in Australia. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 51(1), 27-46, 109-110.

QBISM submission to Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into a Suitable Model for the Implementation of the National Injury Insurance Scheme (2016) accessible at http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-committees/committees/ETISBC/inquiries/past-inquiries/NIISQBill2016

CONROD submission to Parliamentary Inquiry into a Suitable Model for the Implementation of the National Injury Insurance Scheme (2016) accessible at http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-committees/committees/ETISBC/inquiries/past-inquiries/NIISQBill2016

Recover Injury Research Centre submission to Education, Tourism, Innovation and Small Business Committee Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation (National Injury Insurance Scheme) Amendment Bill 2016 accessible at http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-committees/committees/ETISBC/inquiries/past-inquiries/WorkersComp

2015

Harrington, R., Foster, M., & Fleming, J. (2015). Experiences of pathways, outcomes and choice after severe traumatic brain injury under no-fault versus fault-based motor accident insurance. Brain injury, 29(13-14), 1561-1571.

2013

Harrington, R., Muenchberger, H., Hazelton, R., Griffin, E., Raffell, S., Humphries, C. & Townsend, C. (2013). A Comprehensive Service System for Queenslanders with Brain Injury, Positioning Paper, Quarterly Brain Injury Services Meeting (QBISM) Group.

2012

Foster, M., Henman, P., Fleming, J., Tilse, C., Harrington, R. (2012) The politics on entitlement and personalisation: Perspectives on a proposed national disability long-term care and support scheme in Australia. Social Policy and Society, 11(3), 331-343.

2011

Foster, M., Harrington, R., Henman, P. (2011) Response to Productivity Commission Disability Care and Support Draft Inquiry Report available at http://www.pc.gov.au/projects/inquiry/disability-support/submissions

2010

Henman, P., Foster, M., Fleming, J., Tilse, C., Harrington, R., Thornton, S. (2010) Project Report: Financing and Delivering Services for Adults with Acquired Disability and High Care Needs in Queensland, Results from an Online Survey, Social Policy Research Paper No. 1, Social Policy Unit, University of Queensland.

Henman,P., Foster, M., Fleming, J., Tilse, C., Harrington, R., Thornton, S. (2010) Project Report: Financing and Delivering Services for Adults with Acquired Disability and High Care Needs in Queensland, Results from an Online Survey, (four page summary), Social Policy Unit, University of Queensland.

2009

Harrington, R. (2009) Meeting Lifetime Care Costs - are current models sustainable? Australia Policy on Line. Available at http://www.apo.org.au/commentary/meeting-lifetime-care-costs

Disability and Injury Insurance Systems

National Disability Insurance Scheme

National Injury Insurance Scheme

Compensation Adequacy

Occupational Therapy Australia