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Ammendments to POM act

Hi everyone, Check out the following link regarding recent ammendments to the POM Act for Podiatrists to come into force on the 1st July 2011. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2…0111327_en.pdf Paul. Continue reading →

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Stop me from becoming a Podiatrist?!!

Hello everyone, my name is Bill (as you can probably tell by my username ). Continue reading →

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SCP website difficulites

I am trying to log into the new SCP website members area, my login details are recognised as I get the welcome message on the screen but when I try to get into to members area I get the ‘log in required’ message along side a message telling me the details of my last visit (which resulted in the same problem, I haven’t made it onto the site yet!). I tried calling the SCP but the lady I need to speak to is away until next week Continue reading →

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limb length

Hi was just wondering whether anyone has carried any research on limb length and what they found to be the best gold standard? Also if anyone knows of any relevant journals which measures lld in other ways and what they think the best approach was to measure it. Any help would be appreciated 🙂 Continue reading →

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tinc benz surpply for a military march

hello everyone, i was hoping someone here would be able to help me, m planning to walk from lands end to john o groats with a military team, and im the one tasked to look after peoples feet. ive come into contact with tinc benz before, its got a good history of military use, and certanly comes in handy for securing zinc oxide tape and for injecting into blisters (glues it all back together and kills of the nerves) but for the life of me i can’t seem to find any way to buy the stuff, no pharmasists seem to stock it there are some places on the net, but they ether require you to be a podiatrist or to spend £50 some ebay pharmasists stock the inhalant version “styrax” but they told me that this is differn’t from the “compound” version thats used in podiatry. Continue reading →

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HPC regulation on Blogs & Networking sites

Hi all I have just read April’s newsletter from the HPC. Page 3 states their intention and expectations for participants in blogs and networking sites. www.hpc-uk.org/publications/newsletter Be interesting to see how they propose to regulate that !!:bang: Cheers D;) Continue reading →

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Spanish Podiatrist in UK

Does anyone know any Spanish Podiatrist working in UK? Cheers Continue reading →

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New Profession in Daily Express newspaper

Dear All, I was amazed at this new diagnostic profession. It is apparently based upon Reflexology but is more accurate in its diagnostic capabilities Continue reading →

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Art Exhibition

netizens Artist inspired by gait analysis. http://www.creativeboom.co.uk/north-…apman-gallery/ toeslayer Continue reading →

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The Symposium of the Training Shoe : Northampton

netizens Passed on in good faith. Students of fashion, photography and sociology; and kick’s enthusiasts can learn all about the artistic, social, cultural, historical and industrial significance of the training shoe at an unusual symposium being held at the Guildhall, Northampton. Symposium speakers will include V&A curator of contemporary programs Ligaya Salazar who will be in conversation with sneaker connoisseur Kish Kash, and Thomas Turner of Birkbeck College talking about the social and cultural significance of sports shoes through the nineteenth and twentieth century and eminent researchers from the University of Sheffield exploring how trainers made the transition to the street and how wearing them can change people’s identities. Continue reading →

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