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What are Foot and Hand Carers?

Foot and Hand Carers range from those that just do basic foot care, for instance, providing routine care of non-pathological feet which includes washing and drying, nail trimming and filing, as well as applying softening and anti-fungal agents, to those that 'Trims nails, reduce corns and calluses, massages, maintains and monitors the general hygiene of hands and feet'.

Foot and Hand Carers will work independently, often referring to Podiatrists and General Practitioners should problems arise.

Foot and Hand Carers will provide "home-based" or domiciliary care in regional and remote areas which cannot support full-time specialist care. Towns that currently rely on specialist care visits every six to eight weeks could have resident Foot and Hand Carers working on a daily basis.

   

Pedicurists, Manicurists and Podiatrists are often clinic or salon based. Foot and Hand Carers will have great flexibility, which will provide opportunities in salons, clinics and domiciliary environments.

Pedicurists and manicurists provide for the cosmetic appearance of hands and feet, whereas Foot and Hand Carers will provide a service for more senior clients who tend to be more housebound and who require more detailed procedures.

 
   

Foot and Hand Carers are not Podiatrists and should only be seen as Carers that maintain and monitor the hygiene of hands and feet.

Foot and Hand Carers do not diagnose.