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Consultation begins for National Wound Care Capabilities Framework draft
A draft version of the National Wound Care Capabilities Framework for England has been published and healthcare professionals are being urged to provide their thoughts on the document. The Framework ...
Footcare abstracts required for forthcoming EDFN National Conference
Healthcare professionals with unique foot-related research, audits and innovations are being asked to submit their work so it can be included as part of the inaugural English Diabetes Footcare Network...
Date of EDFN’s first national conference is unveiled
The date of the very first English Diabetes Footcare Network (EFDN) National Conference has been announced. The online event will take place on Friday, May 21, 2021 between 1pm and 5pm. The aim of the...
EDFN calls for foot data from first COVID-19 wave
Podiatry teams are being encouraged to submit data to see how the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the health of people with diabetes and inpatient multidisciplinary foot teams (MDFT) work...
Referral tool published to help teams recognise foot problem warning signs
A series of recommendations to improve foot care and education, and to reduce the number of major amputations in people with diabetes have been put forward. The position paper has been drafted by the ...
Foot disease cases surge as people fear hospitals during COVID-19
Healthcare professionals have reported a worrying surge in cases of people presenting with advanced foot disease at hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. At least one diabetes related amputation occ...
Network releases footcare clinical strategy for second wave
A clinical strategy for service management of footcare during the second wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic has been set out by the English Diabetes Footcare Network (EDFN). Led by the Network’s Cha...
Footcare experts promote self-management in webinar
The importance of foot assessments and good self-management dominated a recent webinar held by the English Diabetes Footcare Network (EDFN) which is now freely available on YouTube. ‘How to avoid foot...
GIRFT report urges hospitals to introduce multi-disciplinary footcare services
Hospitals are being urged to introduce specialist multi-disciplinary footcare services (MDFS), in a bid to reduce ulceration and amputation rates. The Diabetes GIRFT Programme National Specialty Repo...
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