December 2024 “POCUS is the use of limited ultrasound (US) protocols performed at the patients bedside to assess a wide range of clinical conditions. This is distinctly different to the Sonographer and Radiologist delivered departmentalRead more
We are very excited to announce that the Institute of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (IoCP) has been renamed as the Institute of Podiatrists (IoP). Before 1938, there were over 20 different institutions representing podiatrists, or chiropodistsRead more
Injections of medicines including intra and peri – articular injection therapies by HCPC registered Podiatrists with POM-A annotation Qualified podiatrists who are awarded licences in POM-A (prescription only medicine- administration), as either part of theirRead more
18th October 2023 An official statement regarding Platelet Rich Plasma has been issued by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. MHRA Platelet Rich Plasma
List of POMs that can be supplied to a podiatrist and then sold directly to a patient with the appropriate annotation (Prescription Only – sale/supply) All registered podiatrists can sell, supply any GSL medicine. ExternalRead more
Recommended titles for practitioners and students The Institute of Podiatrists are excited and proud to have commissioned 2 dynamic and important handbooks written specifically by way of an introduction to the foot and as aRead more
Written by Helen Rawse To read this article please click here https://iop-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bullous-Pephigoid.pdf Case Notes is a regular feature in the IoCP quarterly publication – Podiatry Review. Every member will have seen unusual patients and/or willRead more
Health Education England is launching the standards for the foot health support workforce. The Foot Health Standards are part of work which aims to increase the supply of podiatrists in the NHS, while expanding the roleRead more
8th September 2021, Health Education England have today launched The First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners in Primary Care: (Podiatry) A Roadmap to Practice is a supportive document that provides a clear educational pathway fromRead more
A national patient safety alert has been issued for the use of Liquefied Phenol 80%. Please click the below image to read the full alert.
