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Welcome to the FDUK website

The aim of FDUK is to support healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality clinically effective care in order to improve the lives of people living with diabetic foot problems.

The benefits of joining FDUK include:

Membership of Foot in Diabetes UK is FREE for all healthcare professionals working in the field of diabetic foot care in the UK. 

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Committee

Core Committee

Mike Edmonds

(Honorary President)

Consultant Physician, London

Debbie ShArman

(Co Chair)

CONSULTANT PODIATRIST – DIABETES (Dorset HealthCare University Foundation Trust) AND VISITING LECTURER (University of Southampton)

David Wylie

(Co Chair)

Associate Director NMAHP NHS Education for Scotland

Louise Morris

(Secretary)

PRINCIPAL PODIATRIST, TRAFFORD

Christian Pankhurst

(Vice Chair)

Clinical Specialist Orthotist, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Paul Chadwick

Clinical Director, Royal College of Podiatry

Martin Fox

Vascular Specialist Podiatrist, Manchester

JILL CUNDELL

(NORTHERN IRELAND FDUK REPRESENTATIVE)

Lecturer/Practitioner Podiatry, University of Ulster, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Duncan Stang

(Scotland FDUK Representative)

DIABETES FOOT COORDINATOR FOR SCOTLAND

Ros Thomas

(Wales FDUK Representative)

Highly Specialised Podiatrist-Acute Foot, Diabetes Centre, Morriston Hospital, Swansea

Mike Green

Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Debbie Wilson

(Scotland FDUK Representative)

Lecturer in Podiatry (Clinical Academic), Glasgow Caledonian University & NHS Lanarkshire

Bronagh Monaghan

(NORTHERN IRELAND FDUK REPRESENTATIVE)

Consultant Podiatrist in Diabetes, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Nicola Joyce

(WALES FDUK REPRESENTATIVE)

Advanced Practitioner Podiatrist/ Deputy Head of Podiatry and Orthotics BCUHB

Andrew Sharpe

(England FDUK Representative)

Jayne Robbie

(England FDUK REPRESENTATIVE)

Senior podiatrist University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Senior lecturer in advancing diabetes care – Birmingham city university And Diabetes UK Clinical Champion

Stephanie Stanley

(England FDUK Representative)

Consultant Podiatrist- Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Krishna Gohil

(NWCSP REPRESENTATIVE)

Clinical lead: lower limb and surgical wounds National wound care strategy programme/ Senior Lecturer University of Northampton

Andrew Hill

Senior Lecturer & Programme Lead BSc (Hons) Podiatry - The SMAE Institute

Stephanie Stanley

(England FDUK Representative)

Consultant Podiatrist- Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Krishna Gohil

(NWCSP REPRESENTATIVE)

Clinical lead: lower limb and surgical wounds National wound care strategy programme/ Senior Lecturer University of Northampton

In conversation with FDUK

Krishna Gohil

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Duncan Stang

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Stephanie Stanley

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Stella Vig

Consultant Vascular Surgeon, London

Frank Webb

Consultant Podiatrist Sugeon, Salford, Derbyshire

Resources

Guidelines

Guidelines for the Assessment, Diagnosis and Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Type 1 diabetes in adults Quality standard [QS208]Published: 02 March 2023

Type 2 diabetes in adults Quality standard [QS209]Published: 02 March 2023

Capability Framework For Integrated Diabetic Lower Limb Care: A User's Guide (April 2019)

International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot 2019

NICE (2018) – Peripheral Arterial Disease : diagnosis and management (CG147) (Updated February 2018)

NICE (2016) – Diabetic Foot problems : prevention and management

NICE (2011) Diabetic Foot - Inpatient Management of People with Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Infection. Clinical Guideline 119.

COVID-19 SITUATION Lower-Limb Amputation Prevention Guidance V2.0

Frameworks, consensus statements and reports

Wound care products Key therapeutic topic (KTT14) (Updated March 2019)

Venous thromboembolism in over 16s : reducing the risk of hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism (NG89) (March 2018)

Chronic wounds : advanced wound dressings and antimicrobial dressings Evidence summary (ESMPB2) (March 2016)

Antimicrobial stewardship: systems and processes for effective antimicrobial use (NG15) (March 2015)

Diabetes UK (2015) State of the Nation. Challenges for 2015 and beyond.

Hopkinson H, Kennon B, Seaton A et al (2009) Use of antibiotics in people with diabetic foot disease: A consensus statement. The Diabetic Foot Journal 12(2): 62–74.

National Minimum Skills Framework (2011) Putting Feet First: National Minimum Skills Framework. The National Minimum Skills Framework for Commissioning of Footcare Services for People with Diabetes.

TRIEPodD-UK (2012) Podiatry Competency Framework for Integrated Diabetic Foot Care. A User's Guide.

TRIEPodD-UK (2013) Competency Statement 14. Peripheral Vascular Disease.

Wounds UK (2013) Effective debridement in a changing NHS: A UK consensus.

Global vascular guidelines on the management of chronic limb-threatening ischemia

Rivaroxaban for preventing atherothrombotic events in people with coronary or peripheral artery disease

Getting it right first time report

An impact assessment of the Podiatry Competency Framework for Integrated Diabetic Foot Care, 2012–2019, David Wylie and Violet Butters

Rivaroxaban for preventing atherothrombotic events in people with coronary or peripheral artery disease

Commissioning, care pathways and clinical toolkits

National diabetes footcare audit

Urgostart for treating diabetic foot ulcers and leg ulcers (MTG42) (Jan 2019)

Diabetes Foot Screening

The debrisoft monofilament pad for use in acute or chronic wounds (MTG17) (updated March 2019)

Neuropad for detecting preclinical peripheral neuropathy (MTG38) (September 2018)

Neuropathic pain in adults: pharmacological management in non-specialist settings (clinical guideline CG173) (updated April 2018)

Diabetes in Adults (Quality Standard QS6) (August 2016)

VibraTip for testing vibration perception to detect diabetic peripheral neuropathy (MTG22) (updated March 2015)

The Versajet II hydrosurgical system for surgical debridement of acute and chronic wounds and burns (MIB1) (February 2014)

Diabetes UK (2012) Putting Feet First: Commissioning/Planning a Care Pathway for Foot Care Services for People with Diabetes.

Diabetes UK (2009) Putting Feet First: Commissioning Specialist Services for the Management and Prevention of Diabetic Foot Disease in Hospital.

Scottish Government (2010) Diabetes Action Plan 2010: Quality Care for Diabetes in Scotland.

FDUK (2009) Putting Feet First: Self-audit Tool.

Sharing good practice

Improving foot care outcomes for people with diabetes in Wessex (March 2019)

Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management (NG51) (September 2017)

Implementing an active foot disease pathway for people with diabetes in South Tees (July 2016)

Training non-podiatrists to assess foot risk as part of integrated foot service for people with diabetes (February 2016)

Acton C (2007) A know-how guide to using larval therapy for wound debridement.Wound Essentials (2):156–9

Chadwick P, Stuart L, Fox M et al (2007) An audit to improve the care of the diabetic foot. Wounds UK 3(2): 73–7

Fox M, Bowen G (2009) Toolkit for reducing litigation risk.

Holt G (2015) Service Development Tool for the Assessment of Provision of Services for Patients with Diabetes Related Foot Problems.

Assessment of the Diabetic Foot using a DMX Doppler

The art of the possible: a whole system approach to foot protection redesign; David Wylie

Delays in reaching specialist foot care lead to poor outcomes; Jayne Robbie

Holt G (2015) Service Development Tool for the Assessment of Provision of Services for Patients with Diabetes Related Foot Problems.

About the Wound Care Education for the Health and Care Workforce programme

Holt G (2015) Service Development Tool for the Assessment of Provision of Services for Patients with Diabetes Related Foot Problems.

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