Articles Published by Busypencilcase Communications (BPCC)

written by podiatrists for podiatrists and foot health practitioners

The following articles were produced for a monthly newsfeed (which ceased in 2022-3), but the material has been retained for clinicians interested in the subject. If you find these or any material on this site useful, BPCC will be happy to commission a publication containing all the material in one place. In most cases, these can be downloaded as Word documents.

More material is available on the author’s website. 

Click here to see the latest professional book from Author David Tollafield on this site

2018 –

Cartilage Erosion predictability in Hallux Valgus. David R Tollafield 2020 3(12):43-47 OPEN ACCESS
Podiatric Adverse Events. Part 3.  Afni Shah-Hamilton 2020.3(2):38-42 OPEN ACCESS
The Impact of anti-cancer treatment on feet. Part 2. Afni Shah-Hamilton 2020.3(2):26-30 OPEN ACCESS
Novice Speaker. The Short Talk. David R Tollafield 2020 3(3):21-25 OPEN ACCESS
The Role of Podiatrists in Cancer Care. Part 1. Early identification & Diagnosis. Afni Shah-Hamilton 2020.3(2):16-20 OPEN ACCESS
Biomedical Engineering v. Biomechanics. A reflective View. David Holland 2019. 2(11):67-71 OPEN ACCESS
Medicine: What’s the Point? Steve Kriss 2019. 2(10):64-66 OPEN ACCESS
Corticosteroid Injection for Podiatrists. A little bit of reflection. Ian N Reilly. Reflective Podiatric Practice. 2019. 2(9):60- 63 OPEN ACCESS
Continuing Professional Development. A Short History. 2019;2(9) 61-64. Ivan Bristow OPEN ACCESS
Reflection. ‘Sorry, I should have been more specific!’ 2019;2(9):51-55 OPEN ACCESS
Reflection. ‘sorry, I should have been more specific!’ Podcast (audio) 15’21”
We should always have an opportunity to change attitudes. David R Tollafield. 2019(8):46-50 (not available)
Prosthesis, patient and podiatrist. Reflection from expert witness days. David R Tollafield. 2019(7):39-45 OPEN ACCESS
Why Does Treatment Fail? The Neuroma Timeline Phenomenon is Not New. David R Tollafield. 2019(6):33-38 OPEN ACCESS
Become a Black Box Thinker. David R Tollafield.2019 (5):28-32 OPEN ACCESS
Patient Communication in Podiatry. How much time should we allow for consultation? David R Tollafield.2019(4):22-27 (Now a chapter in selling foot health)
Evaluation of the UK Health Profession. A Clinician’s Perspective. 2019;2(3):16-21 David Holland
Critical reading improves your judgment. Reflections from authorship.2019;2(2):9-15 David R Tollafield & Tim E Kilmartin OPEN ACCESS
Why Publish? Is it just a notch on a rather superior bedpost? 2019;2(1):1-8. Tim E Kilmartin OPEN ACCESS

Legal aspects

Defending a Case in Court as a Podiatrist (11) 2018
Reflection – Going to court, Consent and Clinical Practice. David R Tollafield. 2 2018
Consent and communication RPP 2018 (10) David R Tollafield. OPEN ACCESS
Case History (Legal) – Consent under test. David R Tollafield.1 2018

Comparison of Four Disinfection Techniques for Clinical Instruments in Podiatry. An original paper (9-part 2). David R Tollafield. article relating to past practice (9) OPEN ACCESS
Motivational Interviewing for Podiatrists. Rosi Targett (8) 2018 OPEN ACCESS
Charting the first use of corticosteroids by podiatrists. An original paper. David R Tollafield. (7) 2018 OPEN ACCESS
The Dawning of the PGD David R Tollafield.6) 2018 OPEN ACCESS
Learning from History. Podiatric surgery development from its conception. Ralph Graham (5) 2018 OPEN ACCESS
A story called ‘In the Shadow of Hippocrates’ A look back in history David R Tollafield. (4) 2018 OPEN ACCESS
Progress through the Art of Communication Image and branding  David R Tollafield. (3) 2018 (available under a new article)

David is a retired podiatric specialist in foot surgery, professional author and blogger and has supported the Institute of Podiatrists, Royal College of Podiatry and OSGO in the past, as well as the Universities of Huddersfield, Southampton and Northampton. He is a former deputy head of school, senior clinical lecturer and fellow of the RCPod. He supports the foot health professions, education and providing communication to the public on foot health problems and promoting podiatry career through his writing.

Published by Busypencilcase Reflective Communications Est. 2015

Updated 6 October 2024