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Hi everyone, I’m a newly qualified pod who is going to work in a private clinic where they expect me to bring my own instruments. I am sure you are all very familiar with this type of set up! Since I don’t have an autoclave machine to sterilise my instruments at the moment, could any of you suggest where to get the best disposable instrument packs from? I have searched a few suppliers and found that the basic podiatry pack on C&P Medical website seems to offer a good price BUT I cannot quite work out which is the most appropriate one Continue reading →

Hello all Pods, I have been reading through this forum for quite some time. Recently I too (like many) have become disillusioned with my current career and have seriously thought about training to become a Podiatrist and starting the degree in Northampton 2016. Continue reading →

Quote: New College Durham is the first college in the UK to offer an apprenticeship in podiatry. The Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Clinical Healthcare Support (Podiatry), which has been specifically tailored to the role of a podiatry assistant, starts this month. http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/e…ents-1-7460114 Continue reading →

The College of Podiatry has produced a series of videos to help explain to patients what podiatry is and how the podiatrist can help them. This first in the series is a general educational and promotional video explaining the impact that podiatrist can make on foot health. A birds-eye view of podiatry, with a taster of the many aspects of podiatric practice. Continue reading →

The DailyMail again: The surgeons who saw feet in half ? and aren?t even real doctors! Children?s author Joyce Dunbar seven-year ordeal is a grim warning to ANYONE considering routine bunion surgery Quote: ?Foot specialists? called podiatrists commonly offering complex procedures Involves ‘shaving’ part of the bone away, while metatarsal is sawed in two The medical community has repeatedly warned against having operation Joyce Dunbar, 71, was left unable to walk from botched bunion surgery Quote: JOYCE’S CASE PROVES PODIATRY MUST BE MORE TRANSPARENT Continue reading →

Let me begin by saying this is an open letter to the Society and all those other paid up members?these are my beliefs and thoughts about factual situations and scenarios. * I love being a Podiatrist; I have worked for many years in both the NHS and private sector. However, I feel there is a major injustice being done to all Podiatrists / Chiropodists (will use the term Podiatrist) right now Continue reading →

Hi is anybody out there still doing aqp this will be the 3rd year so next april it will all be over or will ccgs roll over the contracts . it seems no further services were commissioned on this basis Continue reading →