What is FDUK?
Foot in Diabetes UK (FDUK) is a multi-disciplinary organisation, for professionals, committed to leading and supporting high quality health care to improve outcomes for people with diabetes related foot disease
Please note that, for legal reasons, the FDUK website does not offer advice to members of the public on diabetic foot disease or foot care.
Podiatry Career and Competency Framework for Diabetic Footcare
In June 2012, TRIEPodD UK will launch a Competency Framework for integrated diabetic foot care. Email now to express your interest in receiving a copy.
Details are on the flyer attached below
13th Annual Conference of the Diabetic Foot 18th Oct 2012
Taking care of the diabetic foot to the next clinical dimension
A case-based interactive learning event.
Thursday 18th October 2012 London
The 13th Annual Scottish Diabetic Foot conference 18th June 2012
Taking care of the diabetic foot to the next clinical dimension
A case-based, key-pad interactive day, with post event online CPD learning modules.
Monday 18th June 2012 Glasgow, Scotland
Diabetes UK Launches "Putting Feet First" Campaign
As well as raising awareness of the extent and effects of all types of diabetes, Diabetes UK is campaigning to Put Feet First.
Launch of NHS Diabetes Foot Care Networks
NHS Diabetes would be delighted for your participation in the launch of the NHS Diabetes Footcare Network.
The purpose is to bring together staff with an interest in improving diabetes foot services to discuss the formation of local networks to help achieve this.
For details of networks in your local area please see the attachments below.
Global consensus demands better diabetic foot health management
A global consensus has been published in Diabetic Medicine which aims to help people with diabetes who are presently at low-risk of foot complications to undertake a basic foot care regimen in order to reduce their likelihood of developing serious foot complications in the future. The consensus was developed by ten global thought leaders to provide a practical educational framework for all healthcare professionals managing patients with diabetes.
A copy of the consensus paper can be downloaded below (scroll down)
A "NICE" day in London - report by Martin Fox
Attending a NICE stakeholder workshop for peripheral arterial disease
NICE - Why Peripheral Arterial Disease?
Toolkit for reducing litigation risk
This tool can be used for reflection, risk review and risk reduction planning, by individual clinicians or teams, working with diabetes patients. It can be completed in 5 – 15 minutes either individually or in a team meeting.
Recommended associated reading: JJ Bending, AVM Foster, Litigation and the diabetic foot, Practical Diabetes Int. 2004; 21(1): 19–23
The toolkit is attached below.
FDUK Membership numbers now more than 1700
25 Nov 2011
FDUK now has more than 1700 members from various countries around the globe including the UK, Australia, France, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Spain, Italy, India and more.
Members include Podiatrists, Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Doctors, Orthotists, Microbiologists, Podiatry Students and Lecturers, Student Nurses and many more professions.
