Chiropody
Please check your specific membership plan to make sure that this benefit is included in your level of cover. These terms are not specific to Essentials and Tailored membership plans.
We will pay benefit, at the appropriate rate and up to the appropriate maximum in any one calendar year, for chiropody treatment from a practitioner who is a member of an approved professional organisation.
There is a list of approved professional organizations and accepted qualifications on our website at www.healthshield.co.uk. You can also ask us to send you a list by ringing 01270 588555 or emailing claims@healthshield.co.uk. We review this list every year. The practitioner’s qualifications, registration or membership must be relevant to the treatment that they are providing.
When you send us the claim form, you must also send us an original receipt showing your name, dates of treatment and the chiropodist’s official stamp.
What is covered
- Assessments (for example, gait analysis, which is an analysis of how you walk)
- Chiropody treatment
- Podiatry treatment
What is not covered
- Consumables (for example, arch supports, orthotics or insoles) even when prescribed and supplied by the chiropodist or podiatrist at the time of the treatment
- Surgical footwear (for example, corrective shoes prescribed and supplied as a part of the treatment)
- X-rays
- Worldwide cover during business visits and holidays abroad
