Challenging medicine: how to influence the agenda in foot surgery
Challenging medicine: how to influence the agenda in foot surgery
Challenging medicine: how to influence the agenda in foot surgery
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2008 - 2009<br />
o <strong>the</strong> Telegraph : podiatric surgeons ‘confus<strong>in</strong>g’ patients<br />
(Devl<strong>in</strong> 2008),<br />
o 2009 The Times : question<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> competence of<br />
podiatrists <strong>to</strong> practice <strong>surgery</strong> (Davies 2009).<br />
o BBC London television : 7 th December 2009 (Ahmad 7th<br />
December 2009):<br />
o reported an expression of concern by <strong>the</strong> Department of Health<br />
about <strong>the</strong> use of <strong>the</strong> title ‘surgeon’ by podiatrists<br />
o Health Professions Council assured BBC it would ‘review’ <strong>the</strong> use of<br />
title by podiatrists<br />
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