Podiatry: an illustration of surgery provided by allied health professionals

J Perioper Pract. 2013 Oct;23(10):218-21. doi: 10.1177/175045891302301002.

Abstract

As with the prescribing of medicines, the provision of surgery continues to evolve and this is particularly true in the delivery of foot surgery which, until the 1960s, in the United Kingdom was practiced exclusively by medically qualified surgeons. Over the last 40 years however podiatric surgery performed by podiatrists has become established as a viable, safe and cost effective alternative to traditional models of service provision.

MeSH terms

  • Allied Health Personnel* / education
  • Foot Diseases / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Podiatry* / education
  • Professional Role*
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative / education
  • United Kingdom