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A network of healthcare professionals dedicated to the improvement of diabetes footcare in England

The EDFN is a group of diabetes foot champions who established a network across England to improve outcomes for people with diabetes by influencing change.

If you are involved in diabetes footcare, join our network and become part of a new community dedicated to improving care and reducing amputations.

Simply WiFi: Taking the fear out of it

Understanding the complexities of lower extremity limb assessment can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. The WIfI (Wound, Ischaemia, and foot Infection) Cl...

‘High rate of complete healing’ of chronic DFUs when treated with unique keratin matrix graft

A trial evaluating the efficacy of a unique keratin matrix graft to treat chronic diabetic foot ulcers found a “high rate of complete healing”. The multicentre ...

Using C-reactive protein values in patients with DFU infections to guide treatment

Patients with diabetic foot ulcer infection with lower C-reactive protein (CRP) values are at lower risk of adverse outcomes, according to research which set ou...

Watch now: Diabetes footcare in dark skin tones

The latest EDFN webinar shared guidance and further insights into diabetes footcare in dark skin tones, in light of a new handbook from Diabetes Africa. Delegat...

Register now for new webinar – Tackling fungal foot infections

Scholl is delighted to announce registrations are open for their upcoming webinar titled “Navigating foot conditions in your practice: Conquering fungal f...

EDFN autumn webinar: Diabetes footcare in dark skin tones

The latest EDFN webinar will share guidance and further insights into diabetes footcare in dark skin tones, in light of a new handbook from Diabetes Africa. Del...

Team behind foot scanner presents at international thermography conference 

Sponsored story Delegates at an international thermography conference heard from a Welsh firm which has developed an innovative foot scanner that uses thermal i...

Survey aims to collate key patient characteristics that should be included in future DFU studies

Those with experience of managing diabetic foot ulcer have been invited to take part in a survey aiming to collect the most important baseline patient character...

HCPs urged to complete survey of vascular assessments

A survey has been launched to assess the use of technology in assisting with the arterial assessment of the lower limb and foot. The research team is exploring ...

The Talking Feet Podcast: the podcast of the EDFN

Latest EDFN podcast delves deeper into award-winning ACT NOW programme

An ambitious programme aimed at dramatically reducing amputations is the focus of the latest EDFN podcast. Jayne Robbie, a Senior Podiatrist at the University H...

‘We want everyone to come to the party’ – EDFN Chair talks about taking a multi-disciplined approach in latest podcast

Growing the EDFN’s membership so that it includes everyone involved in limb salvage is one of the current aims of the network, its Chair has said. Speaking in t...

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Raising the quality of diabetes footcare through...

Sharing best practice

Our members get access to the latest best practice in diabetes footcare, we share what works to speed up the improvements to care pathways and clinical care.

Professional forum

Engage with footcare professionals in our interactive online forum, where you can set up topics, pose questions, gain feedback and share ideas.

Education

Our network is dedicated to improving footcare for people with diabetes through the provision of high-quality education for professionals.

Podcasts

Leading names from the NHS and research will be featured in this new podcast series, which supplements our news and education services.

Webinars

Get up-to-date with the latest research and clinical breakthroughs through a series of educational and informative webinars.

Latest news

Catch up with all the new developments involving diabetes footcare in England.