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Car accident doctor for the Forbes Shire: CTP injury care

Our CTP doctors assess crash injuries for people across the Forbes Shire by telehealth, with your Certificate of Fitness and treatment plan sorted together.

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People hurt in a crash anywhere in the Forbes Shire can see one of our doctors by telehealth, from a house in town or a property out near Ootha or Yarrabandai. The first consultation is a full assessment: the doctor records each injury, how it links to the crash, and how it affects your work and daily life. From that assessment the doctor writes the Certificate of Fitness for the insurer and maps out your care, which might involve our physios, a psychologist or an exercise physiologist, depending on the injury. Where a hands-on examination makes more sense, we'll talk with you about seeing someone in person.

Forbes is a Lachlan River town and the hub for a big cropping and grazing district, so many families drive a long way for everyday things. The Newell Highway carries interstate freight straight through town, and Lachlan Valley Way, Henry Lawson Way and The Escort Way all branch off from the same centre. When the Lachlan floods and the Newell is cut, even short trips stretch out. For someone with a sore neck or a knee that won't bend, those distances make regular appointments hard. We plan care around them, with telehealth reviews and exercise programs you can do at home.

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Local road safety

Where people are hurt on the roads in the Forbes Shire

Speed shapes many of the injuries we see from this shire. Transport for NSW crash data for 2020 to 2024 puts about half of the casualty crashes here in high-speed zones, with the Newell Highway the most common road, ahead of Lachlan Valley Way and The Escort Way. Motorcyclists were involved in roughly one in seven crashes and heavy vehicles in about one in five, while crashes involving pedestrians were rare. Close to one in five happened in darkness. A collision at highway speed, or with a truck, can hurt the neck, back, chest and limbs at once, so a first assessment that covers the whole body matters on these roads.

Crashes where someone was hurt in the Forbes Shire, 2020 to 2024
YearCrashes where someone was hurtKilledSeriously injuredAll casualtiesAll recorded crashes (including tow-away crashes)
202018012328
202123273431
202224163031
202321333527
202413552324
2020 to 2024991122145141
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.Newell Highway29 crashes
  2. 2.Lachlan Valley Way10 crashes
  3. 3.The Escort Way10 crashes
  4. 4.Bedgerabong Road5 crashes
  5. 5.Johnson Street4 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.Forbes65 crashes
  2. 2.Eugowra8 crashes
  3. 3.Paytens Bridge5 crashes
  4. 4.Daroobalgie5 crashes
  5. 5.Wirrinya4 crashes

Road-user mix. Of the 99 crashes where someone was hurt in 2020 to 2024, 15 involved a motorcycle, 2 a pedestrian, none a bicycle and 22 a heavy vehicle (a crash can involve more than one). Of the 99, 50 happened in speed zones of 90 km/h or more.

Main roads through the Forbes Shire

  • Newell Highway
  • Lachlan Valley Way
  • Henry Lawson Way
  • Escort Way

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 Forbes Shire: getting checked and recorded

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Safety comes first: call 000 if someone is hurt or the scene is dangerous. On a quiet stretch near Wirrinya or Garema, police may not come out, so if they didn't, report the crash to them afterwards. Get the other driver's name, registration and insurer, and photograph the vehicles and the road. Then have a doctor examine you and record your injuries, even if you feel fine, because whiplash and back pain often show up later. As for the claim, it is handled by the CTP insurer covering whichever vehicle 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 Forbes Shire: your first appointment

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Early assessment matters for people hurt around Forbes because so many crashes here happen at highway speed, sometimes with a truck or motorbike involved. Concussion, chest wall pain, and neck and back strain can be missed on the day. A prompt consultation creates a clear record tying each injury to the crash, which the insurer will want to see. At the first consultation, our doctor examines each injury, fills in the Certificate of Fitness, plans your care and writes up the clinical notes the insurer usually requests. Follow-ups by telehealth save the drive in from Bedgerabong or Corinella. Motorcycle crashes on the open road tend to injure shoulders, wrists, knees and skin, while a rear-end bump in town can still leave whiplash. 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.

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 Forbes 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.

The road-user mix above shows who else gets hurt on the roads in the Forbes Shire. Each of these groups has its own injury pattern:

Heavy vehicles

Crashes with trucks involve more force, so injuries tend to be more serious, and the shock can linger. See psychological injury.

Motorcycles

Riders have little protection, so fractures and wrist, knee and ankle injuries are more common. See motorcycle accidents in NSW.

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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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Telehealth makes it simpler to see a CTP doctor from the Forbes Shire without a long drive while you're sore. 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 Forbes Shire

These are some of the suburbs and towns in the Forbes Shire. We see people from all of them. Where we have a local page, the name is linked.

  • Forbes
  • Bedgerabong
  • Warroo
  • Paytens Bridge
  • Wirrinya
  • Daroobalgie
  • Gunning Gap
  • Garema
  • Jemalong
  • Corinella
  • Ootha
  • Ooma
  • Mulyandry
  • Yarrabandai

Neighbouring council areas: Parkes, Cabonne, Cowra, Weddin, Bland, Lachlan.

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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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Next step

See a CTP doctor after a crash in the Forbes Shire

Often seen within the week. Telehealth across NSW, or in person where appropriate. No claim number needed to start.

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