Qualifed, Insured and Safe
nicola keating Tue 26 Nov 2019
Here at Activefeet we pride ourselves on providing professional, friendly and affordable footcare service to all our patients. All nine podiatrists at Activefeet are members of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and College of Podiatry (CoP)
The HCPC is a regulator to protect the public against unqualified practitioners and ensure all professions meet all standards of education, training and practice. You can check the HCPC at anytime to check if your practitioner is registered www.hcpc-uk.org
The College of Podiatry exists to ensure the public have access to high quality foot care delivered by qualified and regulated professionals. Podiatrists have BSc degree as a minimum qualification however most have a BSc(Hons) or go on to do further qualifications. All podiatrists are insured by the CoP.
Having a podiatry degree allows podiatrists to be fully trained in high risk or specialist conditions such as diabetes, vascular problems and wounds (including ingrown to-nails). It is very important your podiatrist is qualified and confident in treating high risk conditions otherwise serious consequences can occur.
Luckily here at Activefeet we have two (almost three) qualified prescribers who are trained, qualified and able to provide scripts directly to the patient for a range of medications including antibiotics.