Scope of practice

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I would really appreciate some advice, currently I am looking to set up a private clinic with two colleagues. I have noticed that a lot of multi practitioner clinics tend to offer a very diverse selection of treatments in addition to the normal podiatry ones. I have concerns that this is due to a shift in the current commercial climate whereby the podiatrist now feels that footcare treatments alone are not providing financial stability. What other treatments fall under our scope of practise? Can we undertake paraffin wax treatments, use low level lasers for facial rejuvenation as well as foot applications? What other electrical therapies can we perform as standard? Are complementary therapies and aesthetic beauty treatments acceptable? Personally prior to retraining as a Podiatrist I was a Beauty Therapist for 17+ years, should I be looking to encorporate other skills or undertake further training? I am very confused!

 

Your practice is limited only by your training and insurance cover.

You cannot, for example, carry out dermal augmentation injections unless you have specific training in this technique. Once trained however, you can quite legitimately purchase insurance which will cover you for facial and decolletage, as well as foot plantar fat augmentation.

It's really whatever you are comfortable with, and what is likely to work in your area.
I've used dermal augentation as an example because other professions (dentistry for example) seem quite comfortable with it.

A new practice is better sticking with the more usual palliative care, skin surgery and biomech, at least initially.