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ACC takes new tack on concussion

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Wednesday 20 July 2022, 12:06 PM
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ACC is testing ways to improve outcomes in concussion [Image: NZD]
It takes 14 days for a patient to go to their GP for a concussion injury, and another six days to lodge a claim ACC is trialling three ways to ge
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