Clinical audit of core podiatry treatment in the NHS
Open Access
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
- Vol. 2 (1), 7-6
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-2-7
Abstract
Core podiatry involves treatment of the nails, corns and callus and also giving footwear and foot health advice. Though it is an integral part of current podiatric practice little evidence is available to support its efficacy in terms of research and audit data. This information is important in order to support the current NHS commissioning process where services are expected to provide data on standards including outcomes. This study aimed to increase the evidence base for this area of practice by conducting a multi-centre audit in 8 NHS podiatry departments over a 1-year period.Keywords
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