Our brief debate on this issue is analogous to the debate we had on chiropody and podiatry.
The truth is that, of the 900 people referred monthly for podiatry care, most will not receive it and existing patients will be denied it.
Podiatric surgery is a specialism within chiropody/podiatry.
A small number of state registered chiropodists have undergone additional training in podiatry.
Specifically, the research investigated the differentiation of podiatrist and podiatry assistant roles, their career development opportunities, training needs, and the position and role of research in their practice.
Similarly, podiatry will also be arranged.
Research was viewed as being directly helpful for improving practice, advancing the professional status of podiatry, helping individual career development, and engendered a sense of personal achievement.
The team members have also given six conference presentations to a range of health service research audiences, podiatry, and other allied health professional audiences.
