Getting the best foot healthcare

Getting the best foot healthcare

Your foot deserves the best help. As healthcare UK deteriorates, remember, it is the system, not the people who train and work in healthcare. This article focuses on getting the best foot care, but you can consider other relevant health concerns. Following some tips,...
The Fish Pedicure – good or bad?

The Fish Pedicure – good or bad?

Ichthyotherapy There are two questions. Do fish pedicures pose a risk, and why should we not use them? For the clinician, the microbes discussed are of greater value, although limited to elementary descriptions in this article shared with the public. For avid viewers...
Where does patient blockage lie?

Where does patient blockage lie?

The Business of Patient Priorities Private practice and bookings When Facebook blogging podiatrists write they cannot fit patients in, we decided to look at some patient management and flow conundrums. Debbie Delves and David Tollafield discuss funding, retention, NHS...
Should you befriend patients?

Should you befriend patients?

How should you behave with patients? My eye caught an article 29/9, which allowed my thoughts to drift into that old question. Gifts, jokes, religion, politics and sex. Ethically, professionally, and as a fundamental right to do what we feel is correct are important...
Obstinate Corns over Tendons

Obstinate Corns over Tendons

An unusual location for a corn Extensor hallucis longus  and the dorsal intractable keratoma This case history applies to all podiatrists, including foot surgeons. It concerns a 73-year-old female who presented with a lesion over her left great toe’s extensor...