Bridget Barnett

Meet Bridget, our Occupational Therapist! Bridget is a registered occupational therapist with over 25 years' clinical experience, including extensive work in the medicolegal space. She has extensive experience with:

• Functional Capacity Assessments — including motor vehicle accident, personal injury, and permanent/total disability claims, delivered both in-person and via telehealth for clients across metropolitan, rural, and remote Australia

• Medicolegal Report Writing and Review — independent, evidence- based OT assessments and opinions for insurance companies, law firms, and government agencies

• NDIS Eligibility and Functional Capacity Assessments

• Report Quality Assurance — reviewing and editing allied health and medicolegal reports for compliance with evidentiary and reporting standards

Bridget has experience as a health and medical writer and editor, proofreading and editing medicolegal and allied health reports for evidentiary and compliance standards, alongside direct assessment work for medicolegal providers assessing motor vehicle accidents, medical negligence, personal injury, and public liability claims. Her broader clinical background spans hospital-based rehabilitation, paediatric practice, and university-level clinical education, giving her a well-rounded, evidence-based lens on functional capacity and disability assessment.