Colleagues
I thought I would come on and provide some, hopefully, helpful answers to the queries posted.
Firstly the access to Antibiotics for those with POMS
We have three ABs on our list and those along with the other exemptions are found as per below
http://www.scpod.org/news/podiatrists-exemptions-list/
You can access this via a pharmacy with a signed order provision.
Instead of providing directly to your patient in the clinic
I have attached a paper on this with an example you may wish to use - this allows for appropriate secondary checking. It is not a prescription but forms the basis of good practice similar to those using prescriptions.
Secondly
To find out who has completed an SP or IP course this is found on the HCPC website. The challenge is sifting through them all and finding the answer can take a while. There is no search function at this time. As a College we hold some of the information when practitioners tell us but it is not mandated in any way.
There are a number of NHS and PP members who have accessed the training and are now using it in practice. In fact the first person to complete the IP course (conversion from SP) was in PP.
The change has been a fantastic boost for members and hopefully something more people will take advantage of. We are in the process of evaluating the outcome and benefits over the coming months to year and hopefully can publish this in due course.
Thirdly
The issue of access to these courses at U/G level is always a good and interesting point
The reason why this is not the case -even with an extra years training is the exposure to even basic practice is limited. Those of us who are a little longer in the tooth would agree with this element of practice and the implications of use of medicines does really need that period (5 years at the moment) of clinical experience to allow you to be competent and confident to utilise this element of our practice.
I do see why not in the future that this may or may not change and be in some way augmented / delivered in different ways with changing parameters but for now the access to these courses are as they are.
I hope this has gone some way to answer the queries posted
with regards
Matt
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