Every person who attends the clinic for services must have a treatment and management plan.

Treatment and management plans explained: What they include and why they are important

In health and social care, a care plan is crucial to ensure you receive the right level of care and that it is given in line with your wishes and preferences.

Care plans are based on individual needs and are consequently different from person to person. Although each care plan is unique, they all serve the same purposes, including:

• Ensuring that you receive the same care regardless of which care worker is on duty
• Ensuring that the care you receive is recorded
• Supporting you to identify and manage your care needs

Care plans are flexible, meaning that when or if your care needs change, the plan will be reviewed and adjusted accordingly to make sure it meets your needs and preferences.

FOOT CARE MANAGEMENT PLAN POLICY
If an individual follows a regular foot care management plan the foot care fee schedule below will be charged. If the client has not been seen for more than 12 weeks from the date of the last appointment, then the client will be booked as a new assessment. 

• Podiatric New Foot Care Assessment / Treatment  (per incident) 

• Foot Care Department:

  • Ongoing Management Plan / Treatment

    • Level 1 = Treatment by Foot Care Nurse Only                                                     

    • Level 2 = Treatment by Chiropodist                                            

    • Level 3 = Treatment by Chiropodist                                                                      

    • Level 4 = Treatment by Chiropodist                                                                                                                                                        

• Biomechanical Department:

  • Initial Assessment by Pedorthist or Chiropodist    

  • Management Plan Creation: Chiropodist

  • Management Plan Review: Chiropodist 

• Custom Made Orthotics   

  • Orthotic Manufacturing:

    • Pedorthist

  • Orthotics Dispensing:

    • Pedorthist: Education 

    • Chiropodist: Signing or insurance paperwork

  • Orthotic Adjustment:

    • Pedorthist in collaboration with Chiropodist 

• Nail Avulsion With Matrixectomy / 1 Toe, includes 3 dressing checks + 1 dressing kit     

• Cortisone or Local Anesthetic Injections           

• If you can't explain your condition over the telephone.
• If you are not sure what specialty clinic to book into.
• If you are not sure if your condition is something we treat.

PLEASE NOTE: If this is an emergency to go to your nearest Emergency Room.

Clients are welcome to be seen at our facility for a 99 cent / 10 min triage with one of the staff nurses. There will NOT be any treatment of your condition at the triage appointment. Once triaged you will be placed into one of our specialty foot care or biomechanical clinics.

Biomechanical assessment clinic:

• Performed by a Registered Chiropodist: This clinic will examine your mechanical skeletal structure and create a plan of action to realign the malfunctioning areas.  

Foot Care:

• A level of care must be assigned. Everyone has a different level of care required. So depending on your condition you will be placed in the proper level of care.

Level 1: This client does not have insurance and has basic foot care needs. This client would only see the nurse during the visit.

Level 2: This client has insurance and has basic foot care needs. The care for this client would be performed by the nurse and would be checked by the Chiropodist. This visit is booked for 20 min.

Level 3: The foot care is advanced and is mostly performed by the nurse but must be completed by the Chiropodist. This visit is booked for 30 min.

Level 4: This level of care could only be performed by a Chiropodist within 20 min.

Level 5: This is the same as level 4 but with extended time to 30 min.

Technology Clinics:

Our clinic has the latest technology to treat your condition and pain.  

• Laser therapy for treatment of fungal nails and warts
• Laser for pain management
• Shockwave therapy for pain management
• Infrared Rays Magnetic Biostimulation 

It is our goal to bring every client to the level of care that is suitable for their condition. A client may fluctuate within the levels, depending on the progression or the improvement of their condition. Your practitioner will assess this at each clinical visit.