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Hello everybody,

I am intrested in doing the course of a foot health practioner,can you advice and guide me about the scope of practise

1. What are the type of cases seen maximum by a foot health practioner?
2. What are the things I would not be able to do as foot health practioner,which a podiatrist does,is it only surgeries or anything else?
3. What are the future prospects?
4. What extra does a podiatrist is taught that it takes 3 years to train them?Would I be able to provide my patients satisfaction or would I have to refer them further?

It would be very kind of you,if you could help me with these questions as I am very much interested in this course but a bit confused bout the above questions.

thank you very much everybody

 

Dear Sudha,

There is an old and wise saying "If you want to do something do it properly" FHP are on a road to nowhere, far better to consider a degree course because the only people that benefit from these FHP courses are those that sell them.The question you have to ask yourself,and be honest,would you be happy being treated by someone who has read a few postal lessons and perhaps had a week or so treating patients? I think if the public new the extent of FHP training they would be horrified.

jack Golding

 

Hi Sudha

To be fair I know of many FHP's who are making a good living out of it and so getting something out of it.

Given the choice, however, of training as an FHP or as a podiatrist then I would opt for training as a podiatrist and do the degree course. I originally trained via the SMAE institute and have no disappintments about what I have achieved.

However the climate is now different from when I trained and on reflection I feel that the initial private training of foot health practioners is inappropriate today. That having been said the FHP's I know are good workers at the level at which they work.

However good the FHP training is you will always be short of some important experiences in your training that are only available in a hospital context and in todays medicine probably short on some areas of knowlege that are not easily accessible outside of NHS training.

Go for degree training is my suggestion

Ian

 

Dear Sudha

Ian says he knows many FHP making a good living and getting something out of it.The question should be asked, not what the FHP is getting out of it but what the patient is getting out of it.I would suggest low cost but little else, and possible if they are high risk patients big problems

Jack Golding

 

Are there still distance learning courses available to train as a FHP even though the title of Podiatrist & chiropodist have been protected by the HPC?

 

Hi all,

Am i right in thinking that although the titles of podiatrist and chiropodist are protected, there is absolutely nothing stopping an FHP advertising "chiropody and podiatry services" (think it was a thread on here somewhere...)

Nick

 

Hi Nick,

You are wrong about FHP using the words chiropody and Podiatry.


Protection of title V Protection of Function.
“It also means that someone who does not directly use a protected title but otherwise implies that they practice a profession regulated by HPC can be liable to prosecution. For example, if someone doesn’t use the title `speech and language therapist` but advertise that they offer speech and language therapy services they could still be prosecuted as this implies to members of public that they are a speech and language therapist.”

Please see HPC Newsletter April issue for full details.


Somuz Miah

 

Dear Somuz,

What you say is of course true.However the resolve of the HPC to take people to task over the use of title is at the very least suspect.Orthopaedic Surgeons are advertising on the net under podiatry and whilst its flattering in some ways that they would think it a good idea to jump on the podiatric surgery bandwagon,if we were to advertise under orthopaedics there would be hell to pay.Are the HPC interested? of course not.They may have a go at a few individuals but when it comes to tackling people like orthopaedics or the majority of chiropody organisation who conveniently muddle up FHPs with the HPC registered in order that they can sell thier FHP courses and make them look as if they mean something, The HPC are are again nowhere to be seen.There is a lot of hot air coming from the HPC but little action and seemingly little recognition or care for the problems which the registered profession faces.

Jack golding

 

Hpc

Dear Somuz,

What you say is of course true.However the resolve of the HPC to take people to task over the use of title is at the very least suspect.Orthopaedic Surgeons are advertising on the net under podiatry and whilst its flattering in some ways that they would think it a good idea to jump on the podiatric surgery bandwagon,if we were to advertise under orthopaedics there would be hell to pay.Are the HPC interested? of course not.They may have a go at a few individuals but when it comes to tackling people like orthopaedics or the majority of chiropody organisation who conveniently muddle up FHPs with the HPC registered in order that they can sell their FHP courses and make them look as if they mean something, The HPC are are again nowhere to be seen.There is a lot of hot air coming from the HPC but little action and seemingly little recognition or care for the problems which the registered profession faces.

Jack golding