02/24/2016    

INTERNATIONAL PODIATRY IN THE NEWS

UK Podiatrists Demand National Awareness Campaign

 

Podiatrists in the UK are calling for a national campaign to help build awareness of the work they do for patients. Research revealed that 90 per cent of practitioners questioned across the private and NHS sectors wanted to see more done to promote their profession. Other key findings from the wide-ranging survey included:

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  90 percent say podiatry has a “poor” or “average” level of awareness among the public;


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  94 percent want more training and education;


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  81 percent would like to be able to offer a wider range of services;


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  43 percent want to employ more people;


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  68 percent would like business mentoring and support to grow their practices;


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  85 percent say work/life balance is their most important work consideration.