The following tasks must not be included in a podiatry assistant’s scope of practice under any circumstances: | |
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a) | Clinical interpretation of podiatry referrals |
b) | Interpretation of a patient’s diagnosis or prognosis |
c) | Interpretation of assessment findings |
d) | Development of a physical diagnosis |
e) | Development or modification of a patient’s treatment or care plan |
f) | Clinical advice outside the parameters of an approved care plan or standardised general health promotion information |
g) | Casting for custom orthoses |
h) | Moulding of prefabricated or non-casted mouldable orthoses |
i) | Clinical evaluation or review of treatment modalities |
j) | Clinical treatment involving the use of a scalpel |
k) | Injections and/or surgical procedures |
l) Clinical assessment or examination of patients including: | |
-Biomechanical(including postural or gait assessments) | |
-Muscular | |
-Orthopaedic | |
-Neurological | |
-Vascular | |
-Dermatological |