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What is the foot health practitioner register?
The foot health practitioner register is an accredited register of private sector foot health practitioners in the UK accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) for health and social care and held by the Alliance.
Members of the public can search the register for an accredited foot health practitioner as well as read information on the practitioner such as their registration number and any disciplinary issues, this is to give ‘…. an informed choice when selecting a practitioner’ (The Alliance).
When I spoke with the Dean and registrar of the Alliance, she stated that its ‘…for the protection of the public’.
Who can apply to be on the Accredited foot health practitioners register?
Any foot health practitioner who has an accredited Foot health practitioner Diploma at level 4 can apply to join the register.
The criteria of acceptance is to be a member of the Alliance which is a membership organisation and professional body, and be insured by Balens (Balens Insurers cover professional indemnity and general liabilities). You see, the Alliance and Balens work together, So you need both to be eligible to get on the register. Once on this register, the requirement is to complete a minimum of 40 CPD (Continued professional development) points a year to make sure you are up to date, with your skills, knowledge and performance.
So lets say you have an accredited level 4 diploma with a reputable organisation, you have 40 CPD points under your belt, but your insured by someone else. Unfortunately, You still can't be put on the register. You will need to leave your current insurers and join Balans.
Is it mandatory to be on the accredited foot health register? No
Will it stop me from getting work? No
Would I go on the accredited foot health register if I could keep my present insurers? Most definitely.
I think its spot on the study requirements and standards in place.
Now ,there is a second Foot health practitioner register, which often pops up first on Google. This is held by Stonebridge College, also known as Learn Direct. Its not clear unless you delve into it. It is the register for Stonebridge ONLY qualified Foot health practitioners. Its also has a search function for the public, but only yields results off Stonebridge College qualified Foot health practitioners. So bare that in mind.
Jessica van Dalfsen is the Founder and Owner of Not A Pod, an online resource for those thinking about or just starting out as Foot health practitioners. Jessica has been a Foot health practitioner and content creator since 2019, exploring the business side of private foot care and ownership through transparent, relatable, real life content.
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