I FEEL WE NEED STOP CUT BACK

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Not just this one, it is all of them. Sitting in palaces (palaces!) of Westminster, deciding to spend multi billions of taxpayer resources on this or that stupid scheme, but nothing for those most in need. They just don't ' get it'.
Sadly, there's no way to change anything. Voting is in safe seats for most people, so votes don't count. But in any case, the only replacement for one ignorant smug idiot politician is yet another one, virtually identical, but wearing a different colour rosette. -
Hi @Bazalad
As an Occupational Therapist I can't claim to have any expertise with podiatry but as you have posted in my section of the Scope community I will try to address the issues that your post raises.
Since April 1 2013, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) were given the power to decide what footcare services to commission for their local area.
Guidance by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that footcare services related to long-term conditions such as diabetes, peripheral arterial disease and rheumatoid arthritis should be available on the NHS.
However, there is no NICE guidance for foot health provision that is not associated with a long-term condition. This means that each individual CCG will decide on what to make available on the NHS, depending on local need.
If a condition is not affecting a persons health or mobility – such as a verruca that looks ugly, but doesn’t hurt when they walk – then they are unlikely to be eligible for NHS podiatry.
If you need to check out the rules of your CCG you can find out who they are at: https://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Clinical-Commissioning-Group/LocationSearch/1
If you think that you should be getting NHS podiatry according to your local rules contact your GP to see if they agree and are willing to re-refer you.
Best Wishes
Jean
Jean Merrilees BSc MRCOT
You can read more of my posts at: https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/ask-an-occupational-therapist
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