Toenails related to diabetes and risk of injury. But it’s a generic “rule”. Taught as a student. Staff can/should/do refer to chiropody although long wait for non-diabetes, individuals probably best paying for non-nhs care. Fingers 
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Sorry, but I got it wrong - it was finger nails. Does that change things?
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Im not aware of any specific “rules” on finger nails. I don’t think it’s something a DN would go out to do, maybe if they were there for other reasons. It’s one of those areas what’s individual responsibility v state responsibility
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I think this is where common sense can be lost among a plethora of rules - written or unwritten. Clipping nails is something we all get a basic grasp of in life. An old lady needs her finger nails clipping. How hard can it be?
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In isolation not at all. But one has to “prove” they have sufficient wider knowledge of patient & skill of task to balance risk-benefit and crucially benefit must always “win” or else... the state as we all know makes a lousy parent/family member
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Yeah.. the more I read those tweets tho, the more I can't help but feel they demonstrate what I'm saying. I know it's not the same, but I managed to do it for my own mother. It's hardly the riskiest thing the NHS does with patients.
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Indeed
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It's been that way for a long time, I have to use the NHS podiatrist, they usually have a long waiting list and won't tell you what time they are coming so you have to leave the whole day free
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Blimey. I've just realised it said finger nails actually, not toenails. But your point stands.
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yeah finger nails are almost as bad, but carers are allowed to file them, pretty sure not cut, DN have never offered to help so assume they aren't allowed
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Would seems a very petty thing to declare yourself 'not allowed' to do for me, if that were the case. If that's the care somebody needs, I'd expect whoever's involved to help... just because. I know I would.
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This was finger nails. But many comments are coming back as 'finger nails - Why on earth not?' 'Toenails - understandable'. Why? I don't get the difference.
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Yes, sorry / I realised my mistake too late. Fingernails don't seem to present quite the same challenges, on the surface? I can't see why any competent HCP couldn't do that in most cases.
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My mam had missed appointment letters I received for mam when she was in carehome and hospital her final 3months of her life didn't wash her hair clean her teeth oral thrush bath and tissue viability nurse wrote in notes nails very long but they didn't bother chiropatist diabetic
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You'd think trade descriptions would be taking a look at them after reading that. CARE home??
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http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/old_reports/1-136790276_Mendip_House_INS1-578700939_Scheduled_07-11-2013.pdf … Mendip house care home now closed down on the complaint it said had now been resolved ha don't think so CQC say same thing everytime inspector saw pictures grade 4 pressure sores and ignored at safeguarding meeting safeguard lead closed case unknown to us
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