Parish & Bell clinic gone under?

Ironica, Derek and Akbal, sorry for the some what late response here, only just been reading through the entire debarcle that is P&B.

On the last note, I am an NHS employee you should not need to see an Orthopod first to see a Pod, your GP should be able to refer you to your local Podiatry dept. Especially if you look at the national standards framework for, Pt choice of who they see and where (within limits), so to ans your question Ironica yes I would agree with Akbal go to your GP and ask for a referral to see an NHS podiatrist.

I am also interested Derek how does the orthopods dept get around the 18 week pathway?? 36 weeks should not be happening however I/ we are quite lucky in respect we work for a pretty big trust.....

Obviously not every trust works like this, but I am in Hants and for the best part of down here this is certainly the case.

Cheers

Col.

 

Hi Col

I was refering to an orthotic referal from the GP in both the trusts in my area ( at the last time of requesting) the patient was sent via an orthopod and then to the podiatrist as is the norm here. Most GP's tell me it's nigh impossible to get a patient seen in a reasonable time for this type of referral hence a lot send them to me.
Cheers
Derek

 

Parish and Bell used Everflex (USA) orthoses, who have a UK office too - a great lab with great materials and training events who are still out there.

I am not an employee of Everflex either!

 

Hi Kahuna

Where is the UK office ??

Is a Dr Smithers anything to do with it ??

Cheers
Derek

 

Hi Derek, yes my apologies we do have the same down in Hants actually, some GPs here though, will refer straight to the podiatry MSK/ Biomech team, but as I found out today a lot still do send them to ortho first.

so yes my apologies. Although we are about to be introduced to a new foot and ankle pathway down my way, which will see all foot pain come through podiatry instead of ortho, (with the exception of red flags), seems to be going down okay, but maybe a model for other trusts.....
cheers

col.

 

Hi Col

No need to apologise :drinks

I think it's pot luck or postcode sorting as to how it works in your area.
Just makes it hard for certain patients to fund themselves to get out of pain especially reading the forgoing.
Cheers
Derek

 

Hi DTT

Here's where they are:

Everflex (UK) Ltd
25 Lyveden Road
Brackmills Industrial Estate
Northampton.

Dr Smithers is nothing to do with it.

They did have an excellent podiatric medical director (as well as a seriously good marketing director +team) but the pod med director has just taken up an academic post in the midlands.

Cheers

 

Good morning

An update for everybody interested in this my wife was caught by the promises of
Pariah and Bell a couple of years ago and the problem never solved.

I was shocked to see in Daily Mail this morning an advert for " Foot Pain Pioneers"
and guess who is running it none other than Les Bailey out of an office in Morden,
has not the exaggerated claims as before but flogging his books and making promises about orthotics with a case of years of pain solved in one visit,I think
that I have heard it all before.

Suggest anybody that can spread the word should and maybe warn people of past
goings on.

Have a good day.
Informer

 

Doesn't look too different to previously does it...

http://www.foot-pain-pioneers.co.uk/

 

How can anyone with any ounce of conscious go bankrupt and affect so many people, just set up again in the same business. The law in an ass, not to mention the person who can do this. Still no accountability as they are not registered by the HPC or similar body!

 

Yep it seems Les has been a busy boy - a Phd and a new business all in the last few months! He must be good....

Attached is todays newspaper article