摘要:A 23-year-old male patient made a self referral into the podiatry nail surgery clinic complaining of painful bilateral hallux ingrowing toe nails (IGTNs). The patient was in good general health, and was taking no regular medication. The condition had been present for 6 years and in th...
and targeting them for falls prevention interventions, such as referral to a falls clinic or an assessment of the home environment for falls hazards; thus, reducing the number of falls and the burden of falls related injuries on the NHS....
Even the regulatory body acknowledged the request as legitimate, based as it was on evidence drawn from the membership, noting that the referral patterns for those prescription only medicines sought (especially antibiotics) were 'regular'. An enhanced role for podiatrists in the field of medicines,...