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<p>Podiatry services in Greater Huddersfield are provided by Locala Community Partnerships
as part of a wider community services contract commissioned by Greater Huddersfield
Clinical Commissioning Group.</p><p> </p><p>Following a public consultation process
undertaken in 2017, Locala has made a number of changes to the service to ensure that
it is able to meet the current and predicted future demand. This will mean that those
patients whose feet have been assessed as 'at risk' or people with significant podiatry
need will be eligible for treatment by Locala Podiatry Services and will ensure those
patients with the greatest clinical need and highest risks are seen at the right time,
every time.</p><p> </p><p>Locala have publicised the changes widely to service users
and to local general practitioner practices. Those who are not eligible for the service
are being provided with advice and guidance on foot care and signposted to alternative
services including Huddersfield University Foot Clinic, independent podiatrists, and
to a new nail cutting service which is being delivered by Age UK. <em> </em></p><p>
</p><p>To address the shortfall in podiatrists nationally, NHS England has supported
the development of bespoke recruitment campaigns for clinical professions where needed
within any workforce shortfalls – this has recently included a focus on podiatry.
Health Education England monitor closely the provision of training places and take
up to support capacity provision.</p><p> </p><p>Within community services, and podiatry
services specifically, measures are in place to help review and improve services against
targets for foot hygiene. National audit data is published through reports such as
the National Diabetes Foot Care Audit which is available at the following link:</p><p>
</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/clinical-audits-and-registries/national-diabetes-foot-care-audit"
target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/clinical-audits-and-registries/national-diabetes-foot-care-audit</a></p><p>
</p><p>The National Diabetes Foot Care Audit enables all diabetes footcare services
to measure their performance against the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
clinical guidelines and peer units, and to monitor adverse outcomes for people with
diabetes who develop diabetic foot disease.</p>
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