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Consumers/patients who are referred Podiatry Services (South) are prioritised for care according to medical need and podiatry need.

Prioritisation

Please refer to tables below for medical and podiatry need descriptions.

Priority	Medical and podiatry need
1	High Risk + High priority
2	High Priority + At Risk High Priority + Mobility/Accessibility Medium Priority + High risk Medium Priority + At Risk
3	Medium Priority + Mobility/Accessibility Low Priority + High Risk Low Priority + At Risk
4	Low Priority + Mobility/Accessibility

Medical needs

Risk	Medical need
High risk	Diabetes/ Rheumatoid/ Renal dialysis or HIV/ AIDS with complications Peripheral Vascular Disease Neurological disorders Immunocompromised or Immunosuppressed
At risk	Diabetes/ Rheumatoid/ Renal dialysis or HIV/ AIDS without complications Osteoarthritis Connective tissue disorders Peripheral Oedema Long term steroid use Terminally ill
Mobility/accessibility	Medical conditions – not directly affecting feet Obesity Cardiac bending or breathing problems Impaired vision/ Falls risk Severe learning disability/ Psychiatric illnesses *HACC eligibility criteria

Podiatry needs

Priority	Podiatry need
High priority	Acute Pain Acute/Chronic painful lesions Ulceration/Breakdown/Infection Pre/Post- Amputation Acute Charcot Neuroarthropathy Foreign body Onychocryptosis Severe deformity
Medium priority	Biomechanical/ Gait Dysfunction /Moderate deformity Neurovascular corn
Low priority	Mild Pain Epidermal fissures Fungal infections Asymptomatic biomechanics Correctable deformity Pathological toenails Footwear related pathology

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