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Warning over bogus HPC calls

Press Release from HCPC: Warning over bogus HCPC calls Quote: We have received reports that employers of HCPC registrants are being targeted by bogus callers, claiming to be from the HCPC and requesting personal information. HCPC will never call and request this information. Please be vigilant and do not volunteer any personal information to scam callers. Continue reading →

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Use of titles appropriate or not

Dear All, while enjoying a cup of tea at the gym this morning i overheard a group of mature members discussing treatment for a painful spine. The chap was saying he went to a back place for a massage to his spine. His friend asked was it a physio or osteopath Continue reading →

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that(bloodyawful)footshyte.com

I hear on the gapevine (and no that’s not a typo) that Jackie has finally pulled the plug on the oldest podiatry forum on the uk web. Possibly the best news this century so far! What say you? Continue reading →

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Article in East Anglian Daily Press 28th July 2012

Dear All, On Saturday 28th July 2012 in the EDP there was an interesting article on the management of sports injury. Sports Physiotherapist Peter Penny was interviewed on Sports Injuries and their treatment. Continue reading →

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Diabetic foot care ‘appalling’

The BBC are reporting: Diabetic foot care ‘appalling’ Quote: Patients with diabetes are at increased risk of having a foot amputated because of an “appalling” lack of specialist services, according to Diabetes UK. Full story Continue reading →

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Inspections on nursing/care homes!

The CQC inspect nursing/care homes. With talk about chiropodists charging ridiculously low prices (I believe that £8 was cited by someone on TFS) there should be inspections to check that these people are doing things correctly! 1 set of instrments being used on 1 patient Continue reading →

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HPC blunder

All, I heard yesterday that the the Society has been e-mailing all its members informing them that a small number of HPC registrants have only just received their audit papers. Continue reading →

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Reccomendations for a good Podiatrist in London?

Could anyone recommend a good Podiatrist near the Islington neighbourhood of London? Some friends of mine believe their child needs to see a Podiatrist and i would appreciate some recommendations. Thanks Mischa Continue reading →

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Podiatrists set to gain prescribing powers

Press Release: Physiotherapists and podiatrists set to gain prescribing powers July 24, 2012 Quote: Patients could benefit from faster access to medicines such as pain relief and anti-inflammatories thanks to proposed new prescribing powers for advanced practitioner physiotherapists and podiatrists, Lord Howe announced today. Once suitably trained, physiotherapists and podiatrists in the UK would be the first in the world to be able to independently prescribe medicines where clinically appropriate. Continue reading →

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The UK needs a united professional body

All, the majority of the allied health professions in the UK have a single professional association which represents the interests of their members; providing leadership, promoting the profession and setting professional standards. By contrast podiatry in the UK is, at present, represented by a number of disparate professional body’s Continue reading →

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