Introduction
Aims
There is a need to illustrate current service requirements in light of current health and social care policy landscape and changing health care needs. This requires:
- an understanding of what is going on and areas of tension, to ensure service sustained into the future;
- an understanding of the different demands and expectations of service, specifically the reduction in total numbers of cases, but increase in complexity, leading to changes in unit cost in treatment; and
- Horizon scanning to identify future challenges such as the issue of personal care.
Project Group
Chair / Project Sponsor: Phil Mackie, ScotPHN Lead (on behalf of SDsPH)
Lead author: Rebecca Walton, Consultant Public Health Medicine
- Ann Conacher, ScotPHN Manager
- Lynn Baird, NHS Tayside
- Cheryl Easton, NHS Fife
- Ellie Hothersall, NHS Tayside
- Allister Kelly, NHS Dumfries & GallowayRobert Peat, NHS Lanarkshire
- Pauline Johnston, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
- Alison McCann, ScotPHN Researcher
- Robert Peat, NHS Lanarkshire
Project
The needs assessment has included an epidemiological assessment, a review of patient views and a comparative analysis of podiatry provision in other countries.
Update
The final report was published on 1 May 2017 and can be found on the left hand side of this page under report.