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Car accident doctor for the Coonamble Shire: CTP injury care

After a Coonamble Shire crash, our doctors assess you by video from home or the property, issue the Certificate of Fitness and plan your care.

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Wherever you are in the Coonamble Shire, from a house in town to a property out along Carinda Road, you can have a CTP consultation with one of our doctors by telehealth. That saves a long drive to a bigger centre while you're sore and stiff. The doctor assesses your injuries, notes how each one is linked to the crash, and can issue the Certificate of Fitness that forms part of your claim. From there we put together a treatment plan, which might include physio, psychology or exercise physiology. Where an in-person visit suits you better, we'll work out with you what's practical from your part of the shire.

Life on the north-western plains is spread out, with Gulargambone and Coonamble strung along the Castlereagh Highway and Quambone well off it, surrounded by wheat, wool and cattle country. There are no passenger trains, and the highway coach stops only at Gulargambone and Coonamble, so the car is how people get to work, school and the shops. Farmers, stock handlers and truck drivers who are injured often can't drop everything for regular trips away. So our care plans lean on video reviews and home exercise programs you can do on the property, fitted around lambing, shearing and harvest.

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Local road safety

Where people are hurt on the roads in the Coonamble Shire

Over 2020 to 2024, Transport for NSW's crash records put about half of the shire's casualty crashes on the Castlereagh Highway, and the Coonamble locality recorded the most of any place in the shire. A handful more were recorded on rural roads such as Quambone Road, Baradine Road and Gulargambone Road. High-speed zones account for about six in ten. Motorcyclists and heavy vehicles were each involved in close to one in five, and a little over a quarter happened in darkness. A crash at open-road speed or with a bigger vehicle can injure the neck, back, shoulders and knees in a single impact. A thorough first assessment helps make sure each injury is noted.

Crashes where someone was hurt in the Coonamble Shire, 2020 to 2024
YearCrashes where someone was hurtKilledSeriously injuredAll casualtiesAll recorded crashes (including tow-away crashes)
202040457
202150165
202212161614
202362298
202412071714
2020 to 2024393205348
Crashes where someone was hurt are police-reported crashes in which at least one person was killed or injured. All casualties counts everyone killed, seriously injured, moderately injured or with minor or other injuries. The last column, for context, also counts crashes where no one was hurt but a vehicle was towed away. Injury severities are as recorded in this police-reported dataset; Transport for NSW's hospital-linked serious injury statistics are a different, higher series.

Roads and streets with the most crashes where someone was hurt

  1. 1.Castlereagh Highway20 crashes
  2. 2.Baradine Road2 crashes
  3. 3.Gulargambone Road2 crashes
  4. 4.Merri Merri Road2 crashes
  5. 5.Quambone Road2 crashes

Localities where people were hurt most often

Localities as recorded by Transport for NSW. A crash near the council boundary can carry the name of a locality next door.

  1. 1.Coonamble25 crashes
  2. 2.Quambone3 crashes
  3. 3.Nebea2 crashes
  4. 4.Wingadee2 crashes
  5. 5.Gulargambone2 crashes

Road-user mix. Of the 39 crashes where someone was hurt in 2020 to 2024, 7 involved a motorcycle, 2 a pedestrian, none a bicycle and 8 a heavy vehicle (a crash can involve more than one). Of the 39, 24 happened in speed zones of 90 km/h or more.

Main roads through the Coonamble Shire

  • Castlereagh Highway
  • Pilliga Road
  • Baradine Road
  • Tooraweenah Road
  • Quambone Road
  • Carinda Road

Source: Transport for NSW, NSW Road Crash Data 2020 to 2024 (open data). Casualty crashes by LGA of crash. View the dataset (opens in a new tab)

First steps

After a crash in the Coonamble Shire: getting checked and recorded

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Make the scene safe first, then ring 000 if anyone is injured. Police may not come out to a minor crash on a back road near Quambone, so report it to them afterwards and keep the police event number. Get the other driver's name, registration and insurer, and photograph the vehicles where they stopped. Have a doctor examine you and record your injuries soon after, even if you feel fine, as neck and back pain often builds once the shock wears off. Your CTP claim is made with the insurer of the vehicle that caused the crash.

  1. Get safe, then get help

    Call 000 if anyone is seriously hurt or in danger. For police attendance when it isn't an emergency, the Police Assistance Line is 131 444.

  2. Report it and keep the event number

    Report the crash to police if anyone was hurt, a driver left the scene or a car was towed. Keep the event number: the claim form asks for it.

  3. Swap details and take photos

    Get names, phone numbers, licence details and registration plates from every driver, and witnesses' details before they leave. Photograph the scene when it's safe.

  4. See a doctor early

    Ideally within a day or two, even if you feel fine. Pain often builds over the following days. An early appointment records your injuries and starts your Certificate of Fitness.

  5. Which CTP insurer handles your claim

    You claim with the CTP (green slip) insurer of the vehicle most at fault, worked out from its registration. If that vehicle can't be identified, the claim may go to the Nominal Defendant.

  6. Lodge the claim form

    The form is the Application for Personal Injury Benefits, backed by your Certificate of Fitness. Our step-by-step lodging guide walks through it.

Time limits

A claim served within 28 days of the accident can have benefits backdated to the accident date. A common reference point for lodging is three months from the accident. Your circumstances can change the dates, so confirm yours with SIRA or a solicitor.

CTP injury care

Car accident injury care for the Coonamble Shire: your first appointment

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On the long, fast roads of the Coonamble Shire, getting assessed early matters. Whiplash, concussion, a hurt shoulder or a jarred back are easy to overlook on the day, when your mind is on the vehicle, the stock or getting home. A prompt consultation gives the insurer a clear medical record that links each injury to the crash. Your first consultation covers a full injury assessment, your Certificate of Fitness, a plan for treatment and the records the insurer asks for, all by telehealth from Gulargambone, Quambone or the farm. Motorcyclists feature in the local crash data, and motorbike crashes often injure wrists, shoulders, knees and skin. The CTP insurer generally pays for treatment that is reasonable and necessary for your accident injuries; it decides what's approved, and its decisions can be reviewed. Should the claim end up in a dispute, we can point you towards independent legal help.

Our CTP doctors see people injured in motor vehicle accidents across NSW. The first appointment does four jobs, and each one feeds the claim:

  1. A proper assessment

    The doctor takes a history of the crash, examines you and records a diagnosis for each injured area, including the ones that seem minor today.

  2. Your Certificate of Fitness

    The main medical document in a NSW CTP claim. It records your injuries, your capacity for work and what you can and can't do. The first one must come from a medical practitioner, and each one generally covers up to 28 days, so it's renewed as you recover. See what a Certificate of Fitness should include.

  3. A treatment plan

    What you need next, such as physiotherapy, psychology or exercise physiology, with clear reasons the insurer can act on.

  4. The records the insurer asks for

    Dated notes, referrals and reports that link your symptoms to the crash. Insurer decisions lean on them, so they need to be specific.

More detail: the CTP medical assessment, and physiotherapy, psychology and exercise physiology under CTP.

CTP injury care

Common injuries after crashes in the Coonamble Shire

Every crash is different, but some injuries come up again and again after car crashes. Many don't show their full extent on the day:

Our guide to car accident injuries and their symptoms covers the warning signs.

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CTP benefits

What CTP pays for, and weekly payments

Approved treatment is generally arranged through the CTP scheme rather than paid by you directly. Depending on your injuries, it can include:

  • Appointments with our CTP doctors, and specialist care where it's needed.
  • Physiotherapy, psychology and exercise physiology with our allied health team.
  • X-rays, scans and other imaging when they're clinically justified.
  • Medication prescribed for your accident injuries.
  • Reasonable travel to approved treatment, where the insurer agrees. Check its process first.

If your injuries stop you working, or cut your hours, weekly payments may be paid where the scheme rules allow. The amount is based on your pre-accident earnings, it steps down at set points, and there's a cap. Your Certificate of Fitness records your capacity for work, so keep it current. Being mostly at fault, or having an injury classified as minor, shortens how long some benefits run. See CTP weekly payments, minor vs non-minor injury and CTP benefits in NSW.

Booking

Telehealth or in person: how to book

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Distances in the Coonamble Shire can be long, and a sore neck or back makes every kilometre feel longer. Telehealth means you can see one of our CTP doctors from home. Where an in-person examination is needed, we'll talk through the options when you book.

  1. Book online or call

    Use the booking form or call (02) 7238 7379.

  2. We confirm by phone

    We call to confirm the time, whether it's telehealth or in person, and what to bring.

  3. Bring what you have

    Photo ID, the police event number, a claim number if you already have one, any scans or hospital letters, and a list of your medications.

New to telehealth? Here's what to expect from a telehealth CTP appointment.

Around the area

Suburbs and towns across the Coonamble Shire

These are some of the suburbs and towns in the Coonamble Shire. We see people from all of them.

  • Coonamble
  • Gulargambone
  • Quambone
  • Gilgooma
  • Bourbah
  • Tooloon
  • Billeroy
  • Conimbia
  • Combara
  • Wingadee
  • Teridgerie
  • Mount Tenandra

Neighbouring council areas: Walgett, Warren, Gilgandra, Warrumbungle, Narrabri.

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General information, not legal advice. CTP Doctor is a medical clinic, not a law firm or an insurer, and this page isn't medical advice for your situation. For the scheme rules, see SIRA.

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