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Sadly insoles wear out and do need to be recast as wearing them does change the biomechanics of the foot. Maybe a local podiatrist would be cheaper for sourcing the actual insoles and then she can put them the boots? On 5 Jun 2014 09:41, "kay baxter" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Re feet: > > Have you tried refering directly to an NHS podiaty service? I'm not sure > if they all allow it, but I've done it for one of the employees at my work > (I'm in Leeds, West Yorkshire). He didn't need full boots (although he does > wear safety boots), but got appropriate inserts/insoles and we didn't pay > anything. > > Kay > > > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 09:30:50 +0100 > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Feet Issues and guidelines for medicals > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > Good Morning All > > > > Wondering if anyone has a template they would be willing to share > regards guidelines for completing MHE medicals including audio and spiro's. > Its more as a guide for technicians that they could follow to enusre they > are working to set criteria as such. > > > > Secondly looking for advice / recommendations please, a lady has > complained of footwear issued to her (safety shoes), the company paid for a > podiatrist assessment via ARCO, who did a moudling of her feet and then > produce a suitable shoe, overall a cost of approx £500. Each time the shoes > need replcing the whole process has to be done again including a new mould > of her feet done every 12 months as per ARCO recommendations. > > > > Has anyone else had similar experiences and is anyone able to offer > advise regards an alternative solution maybe - the company is willing to > pay for what is needed but are looking to reduce costs as £500 every 12 > months they deem is excessive. > > > > Any advise would be greatly appreciated. > > > > ******************************** > > Please remove this footer before replying. > > > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: > > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > > > CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: > > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH > ******************************** Please remove this footer before > replying. > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH > ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH