College Of Podiatry

New vacancy at the College of Podiatry:-
We are looking to recruit a Media and Communications Officer for the Strategic Interventions in Health Education Disciplines (SIHED) Programme. This post will join the SIHED team to provide effective communications, media and social media activity to increase understanding and awareness of the SIHED programme and the four health professions in scope.
For more information, head over to the College of Podiatry website: https://www.scpod.org/…/vacancy-for-med ia-and-communicatio…/

We are moving over a new IT supplier today (16th July 2018) and we may have a few teething problems with our phones, email and with accessing our files over the next few working days. Please bear with us!

June's Foot Health Month has now come to an end and what a month it has been. Podiatrist Emma McConnachie takes a look back at a busy month of promoting the profession.

We still have spaces left for our Record Keeping course in Bristol on 27th July. A great one day course looking at the SCPs Record Keeping and Consent Standards, how to write good patient notes, the legal requirements surrounding patient notes, how to audit your own patient notes, consent for treatment, facts and figures regarding litigation, plus there is a section on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Course also running in Leeds and London later in the year.

Congratulations to the winners of our Foot Health Month 2018 photo competition......
First prize was awarded to Queensferry Podiatry Practice in Edinburgh. The judges commented, ‘Their window display was nice and easy to read, gave information in a simple but effective way and tied in very nicely with the whole campaign.'
Second prize went to East Sussex Healthcare. The judges said, ‘A nice variety of themes were displayed, there was great use of the space and it was a fanta...stic location. Loved the sashes too!'
Third prize went to Wick Medical Centre in the Highlands. The judges commented, ‘There was great planning around changing the boards weekly and lots of relevant information given each week too.'
Thanks to everyone else who took part in the photo competition and Foot Health Month 2018, raising the profile of podiatry around the UK.
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Thank you to all voting members who attended or voted at our AGM meetings day on Saturday 30th June.
More than 85% of those voting members who voted at the AGM (either in person or by proxy), voted to support Council’s proposal that the name of our organisation is changed to the College of Podiatry.

With a podiatry degree, you’ll have great employment prospects and be able to work anywhere in the country. Find out more about becoming a podiatrist #AHPsintoaction #feetforlife

Joint TU website has an overview of the pay offer, details of the pay deal per Band, FAQs and importantly the pay calculator for NHS Scotland.
www.nhspayinscotland.org

Stay safe in the warm weather ☉

More foot health advice for #FootHeatlhMonth2018

It’s festival season again, and hordes of excited music lovers of all ages descend upon a myriad of outdoors events to enjoy bands, food and time with friends. Its also the time of year when podiatrists see foot and leg conditions that we only encounter at festivals. Read our Essential Festival Foot Guide.

Most of us moisturise our face and hands regularly - why not our feet? #FootHealthMonth2018

More tips on keeping your feet healthy this #FootHealthMonth2018 - keep your feet supple with regular calf stretches.

Self-employed joiner Andrew Deakin has had diabetes for 18 years. When he visited his local podiatrist with what he thought was a non-healing blister, he learned that he had a foot ulcer and charcot foot. This is story of how diabetes has affected his life, his work and his health, and how podiatry has supported him to manage his condition.
Find out more about diabetes and how it affects the feet here: www.scpod.org/foot-health/diabetes

Making sure you wear the right sized shoes can prevent many foot problems #foothealthmonth2018

Enjoy healthy feet this summer with these foot health tips from @emmathepod for #FootHealthMonth2018