Book and Booklets
Busypencilcase Communications
Busypencilcase Communications (BPCC) emerged in 2015 as a limited company until 2019, when it became a sole trader for publications, blogs, articles, and promotions, predominantly for foot health. Run by David R Tollafield (Director-owner), this site—ConsultingFootPain.co.uk—merged with BPCC after it was created a year earlier.
Words and Spelling Across the Atlantic
The orgin of the English language is disputed – the British often believe not only did they invent the language but that there’s in the correct version and Americans are lazy. Author RC Blyth tries to tease out the truth in this article – Words and Spelling Across the Atlantic.
A Star is Not Born
As I read the email, rather than feeling annoyed, I was impressed at the sheer incompetence of the system and yet the positive—I could write a newsy blog.
My New Author Website
Launching my new website places my books in one location making it easier to follow and contact me.
Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tear
A series covering the cause, pathology, treatment and surgery of rotator cuff injury in a sixty-year-old man.
Doubtless, I was angry, but no one achieved anything with a slanging match. I chewed over the last consultation. A complaint to the CSP (the professional body) or the registration body, the Health & Care Professions Council, might have been worth considering. While this was about the standard of care, it was not negligence. After all, I felt the diagnosis was correct, and the provisional treatment was correct. What was wrong was professionalism, discourtesy to a fellow registrant and failure to appreciate the actual pathology.
Book Review Podiatrist on A Mission
Few works, academic or otherwise, have attempted to bring to life the period of intense change that occurred in the late 1970s and early 1980s, signalling the shift from ‘chiropody’ to ‘podiatry’.
Study Guide for Foot Health Professionals
Supporting self-assessment for foot health practitioners and students on university courses, this handy aid helps understand the finer parts of foot health science in eight study areas.
Books and all that written stuff
Taking a look at the range of books by author and podiatrist David Tollafield
A New Foot Book
This book should be useful for all health professionals, whether podiatrists, medical students, general practitioners or nurses. The book contains clear descriptions of anatomy, physiology and pathology in relation to the foot and is illustrated by clear line drawings.
The Unsecure World of EBooks
Today scamming has become a professional art, with people being taken for a ride and providing access to their bank accounts. The work of fraud and now plagiarism is shaping the writer’s world. I am not talking about the usual copying from books that Universities now use software to monitor against fraud, nor am I discussing artificially intelligent (AI) writing per se. In the world of eBooks, we find that writers use pseudonyms and alter the title and cover but then import the original content.