Footcare

Mr Jasdeep Singh Giddie Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in managing diabetes foot complications chairs the foot session that aims to present current research outcomes around “hot” topics faced by healthcare professionals working across the healthcare system in primary and secondary care.  Dr Rajiv Ghandi (Clinical Lead for Diabetes (Treatment & Care), North East & Yorkshire) and Michelle Stafford (Head of Safety and Learning, NHS Resolution and Acute Podiatrist, Kings College Hospital) present findings from a review of litigation themes within the NHS following diabetes foot complications from a national (England) and North East England perspective; identifying how we can use learning from poor outcomes as a springboard to improve services.  Dr Jodi Binning (NHS Podiatry Service Manager NHS Ayrshire & Arran) who has undertaken extensive research in Scotland into behaviour change in people living with diabetes and foot complications presents her research findings to answer whether motivational interviewing is the missing link in supporting behaviour change in diabetes footcare. Swift identification and aggressive management of infection is vital in preventing poor outcomes for people living with diabetes and foot complications. This can be more challenging in people with darker skin tones as there are subtle variations in symptoms and disease progression. Luxmi Dhoonmoon. Nurse consultant in tissue viability from Northwick Park Hospital presents on overcoming challenges in identifying diabetes foot infection in darker skin tones.