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Car accident doctor for the Wentworth Shire: CTP injury care

Our CTP doctors assess people hurt in crashes around Wentworth, Gol Gol and Dareton by telehealth, so getting seen doesn't depend on distance.

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One of our CTP doctors can see you by telehealth after a car accident anywhere in the shire, whether home is a grape block near Curlwaa or a property up Pooncarie Road. In that video call the doctor examines your injuries, completes your Certificate of Fitness and sets out a plan of care, which can draw on exercise physiologists, physios or psychologists from our team, with telehealth sessions where they suit. We'll talk you through how CTP funding for that care works, too. 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.

Daily life here runs back and forth over the Murray. People in Buronga and Gol Gol cross to Mildura and home again all the time, and grape and citrus growing keeps the blocks around Dareton busy, with extra hands at harvest. Further north, Pooncarie sits out in the pastoral country, a long way from the Sunraysia towns. Telehealth lets you start with one of our doctors soon after a crash and book telehealth reviews if you later move elsewhere in NSW. Your notes stay in one place, which helps when the insurer reviews them.

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Local road safety

Where people are hurt on the roads in the Wentworth Shire

Motorcyclists feature strongly in the shire's injury crashes. Transport for NSW crash data for 2020 to 2024 shows a rider involved in more than a quarter of the crashes where someone was hurt or killed, and more than a third of those crashes happened in the dark. About two in three were in high-speed zones, with the Silver City Highway recorded more often than any other road and the Sturt Highway next. Collisions at open-road speed can cause injuries that aren't obvious on the day, from neck and back strain to concussion. The locations named most often are Wentworth, Curlwaa and Coomealla. Pedestrians and heavy vehicles were each involved only a few times.

Crashes where someone was hurt in the Wentworth Shire, 2020 to 2024
YearCrashes where someone was hurtKilledSeriously injuredAll casualtiesAll recorded crashes (including tow-away crashes)
2020820914
202112111416
202211201318
20238111113
20249001213
2020 to 202448625974
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.Silver City Highway21 crashes
  2. 2.Sturt Highway9 crashes
  3. 3.Pooncarie Road3 crashes
  4. 4.Rufus River Road3 crashes
  5. 5.Fletchers Lake 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.Wentworth9 crashes
  2. 2.Curlwaa7 crashes
  3. 3.Coomealla6 crashes
  4. 4.Anabranch North4 crashes
  5. 5.Buronga4 crashes

Road-user mix. Of the 48 crashes where someone was hurt in 2020 to 2024, 13 involved a motorcycle, 2 a pedestrian, none a bicycle and 3 a heavy vehicle (a crash can involve more than one). Of the 48, 32 happened in speed zones of 90 km/h or more.

Main roads through the Wentworth Shire

  • Sturt Highway
  • Silver City Highway
  • Pooncarie Road
  • Arumpo Road
  • Renmark 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 Wentworth Shire: getting checked and recorded

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If police didn't attend, let them know about the crash and keep the event number. Then have your injuries checked, even a stiff neck or a headache that seems minor, so they're recorded from the start. Telehealth with one of our doctors makes that possible without a long drive in from Pooncarie or Anabranch North. Photograph the other car's plate, NSW or Victorian, and the driver's licence details. The insurer of the vehicle that caused the crash handles your CTP claim, and the Certificate of Fitness from your consultation forms part of it.

  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 Wentworth Shire: your first appointment

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Crashes on the Silver City and Sturt highways tend to happen at speed, and the injuries we assess afterwards reflect that: fractures, head and chest knocks, and neck and back injuries that stiffen over the following days. Riders who come off on these roads often need shoulders, wrists, knees and grazed skin examined carefully. Being assessed early, with findings written down clearly, gives the insurer a record that links each injury to the crash. Your first telehealth consultation takes your history, assesses you, issues the Certificate of Fitness and sets out a treatment plan, along with the records the insurer usually asks for. If you need imaging or a hands-on examination, we'll explain how to arrange it closer to home. If your claim runs into a dispute, we can point you to 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 Wentworth 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 Wentworth Shire. Each of these groups has its own injury pattern:

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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Distances in the Wentworth 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 Wentworth Shire

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

  • Gol Gol
  • Wentworth
  • Buronga
  • Coomealla
  • Curlwaa
  • Dareton
  • Pooncarie
  • Pomona
  • Trentham Cliffs
  • Mourquong
  • Monak
  • Ellerslie
  • Rufus
  • Paringi

Neighbouring council areas: Balranald, Central Darling. The council area also borders Victoria and South Australia.

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

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