NEWA Human Solutions

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MEDICO LEGAL

NEWA Human Solutions offers comprehensive Industrial Psychology services in the medico legal field. We provide psycho-legal expertise regarding loss of earnings incurred as a result of workplace injuries, road accidents and/or medical negligence. .

NEWA provides professional psycho-legal/forensic assessments wherein thorough investigations are conducted to establish pre-injury and post-injury career developments in order to determine claimants’ loss of income and/or earning capacity.

Our Vision

To be a national and global leader in the Medico legal field through the provision of comprehensive, research based reports upon which sound decisions impacting on claimants’ lives can be made.

Our Mission

To deliver unparalleled high quality services and build healthy, fruitful and long lasting relationships with our clients

OUR PSYCHO-LEGAL ASSESSMENTS

Our psycho-legal assessments/evaluations include research on the claimant’s:

* Personal, familial and educational background

* Medical history including previous injuries, surgical

* procedures, chronic and existing conditions

* Occupational history

* Pre & post morbid conditions in the open labour market

* Psychometric assessments will also be conducted as

 * and when the need arises.

Client/claimant assessments and interviews will take place at our Pretoria, Johannesburg, East London, North West, Port Elizabeth, Mpumalanga, Free state, Durban, Capetown, Mthatha or Polokwane offices, depending on what is convenient for the client.

THE PROCESS

* Our office is contacted for an appointment via email on:
 – info@newahs.co.za or
– tshepo@newahs.co.za or
– tshepo.kalanko@gmail.com

* Upon receiving your enquiry email, we will respond with available * dates for assessment and the payment options available to you. * Once we have received proof of payment, we will forward a * meeting request or confirmed assessment date and time to the * referring attorney. . * Our office will await an instruction letter from the referring attorney * detailing their specific requirements. . * Upon receipt of the instruction letter, a list of required documentation * including the documents that the claimant needs to bring with to the * assessment, will be sent to the referring attorney. * After assessing the claimant and having received all the necessary * documentation, including other related reports, we will then * commence with the compilation of the report.

NEWA Human Solutions’ repertoire of expertise guarantees you a comprehensive, well researched and informed Medico Legal Report for litigation

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Please ensure that the claimant brings along the documentation outlined below:
* Copy of Identity Document
* In the case of a minor, copy of the minor’s Birth Certificate and
* A copy of the guardian’s Identity Document
* National Senior Certificate and/or copies of any post Matric qualifications (including vocational studies)

* Copies of payslips and or proof of income:

I. Proof of income at the time of the reported accident
ii. Proof of current income
iii. Employer’s Certificate indicating losses suffered
iv. Employer’s Certificate confirming employment and / or letter of confirmation from employer
v. Benefits statement (where applicable)

REPORT DELIVERY

At NEWA Human Solutions we pride ourselves on quick and reliable turnaround time. We strive to deliver our Medico Legal Reports within 3-5 working days, after having received all the required documentation, including related expert reports. (Exception 14 working days). .

When the report is complete it is emailed directly to the referring attorney or their secretary as a PDF document. As per our privacy and confidentiality agreement our Medico-Legal report is never to be sent to the claimant or any third party.