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Standardised care and better education could prevent amputations, NHS Resolution report finds
Foot experts have said “there must be learning” following the publication of a NHS Resolution report into compensation claims involving people with progressive ...
Touch your toes! Why good foot care is an essential step to improving health outcomes for people living with diabetes
Diabetes Consultant at Central Middlesex Hospital, London NorthWest University Healthcare and clinical lead for the North West London Diabetes Foot Project Dr W...
Podiatrists face ongoing prescribing limitations, research shows
A new paper reviewing a podiatrist’s rights and limitations to independent prescribing over the last 10 years has been published. Gaining independent prescribin...
Research project seeks people with diabetes who experience nerve pain
People with diabetes who experience nerve pains, and osteopaths who have worked with such patients, are invited to take part in the development of a manual/phys...
Shortage of podiatrists prompts fears of ‘tsunami’ in diabetic footcare and amputation rates
Investment in podiatry is urgently needed if diabetic footcare is to survive the “tsunami” caused by the perfect storm of a declining workforce and increasing r...
Hot topics covered at EDFN’s national conference
Lower limb care took centre stage as the EDFN held its second national conference, with delegates hearing from a host of experts in diabetic footcare. The onlin...
Learning from claims: Forum to explore themes of lower limb clinical negligence claims
An upcoming forum will provide an overview of a report which examines clinical negligence claims involving patients who have diabetes and a lower limb complicat...
Date unveiled for King’s Charcot Foot Reconstruction Symposium 2022
A prominent diabetic foot clinic has announced the date of its forthcoming annual symposium. The King’s Diabetic Foot Clinic has opened registration for this y...
Role of the podiatrist in amputation prevention under the microscope at EDFN conference
A vascular nurse consultant and consultant diabetologist will explore the value of podiatrists within multidisciplinary teams at this year’s EDFN conference on ...
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