title: Feet first: a guide to diabetic foot services.
abstract: Foot problems may be one of the lesser known complications of diabetes, but they have a major impact on people with the condition. The NHS National Diabetes Support Team has produced a guide to diabetic foot services and this article will look at some of the key areas in diabetic foot care today which are also outlined in the guide. The key areas are: prevention and screening, care pathways, multidisciplinary teams, and workforce and staff skills. Examples of how some of these issues are being tackled in England are featured in the article as case studies.
authors.affiliation: National Diabetes Support Team, Leicester.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brookes
authors.forename: Bill
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: O'leary
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004739:England; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*