Podiatry UK

The BBC have a sensationalised story on podiatric surgery in the NHS being “unregulated”:

Podiatric Surgeons are chiropodists who go on to learn surgical techniques to operate on feet and ankles. But BBC London has learned that there is no independent body which accredits these training courses.  Furthermore, these surgeons do not have to be medical doctors, they usually hold a BSc in chiropody and a masters degree in the theory of podiatric surgery but as chiropodists they are not qualified to be admitted for traditional surgical training within the Royal College of Surgeons.

Needless to say there is concern that the journalist did not present things in a balanced way. There has been quite a bit of discussion on Podiatry Arena (Podiatric Surgeons Unregulated?) and That Foot Site (BBC Report).