Landmark concussion report a ‘wake-up call’ but GPs still lack useful guidelines
The Senate inquiry spent nine months gathering evidence for its report, handed down this week.
“While playing, we become institutionalised on how we’re treated medically.
“We never have to book an appointment. There are no referrals and no waiting lists for surgery.
“If you’re sick or you have a problem, you call the club doctor on their personal mobile phone, and the issue is addressed almost instantaneously.”
This is what former rugby league star James Graham told the landmark Senate inquiry into head trauma in contact sports, which this week released its findings to much media scrutiny.
