Footcare guidance

5. Personal Footcare Educational Resources

To support the educational requirements to continue the ongoing implementation of personal footcare across Scotland, a range of educational resources have been produced.

Self care and educational resources for carers

Although no specific training is required to undertake or provide personal footcare, education resources provide support to allow individuals and carers to undertake or support footcare provision. As well as providing a consistent approach to safe and effective footcare, these resources allow individuals and carers to be confident in footcare provision.

NHS Inform hosts these online resources via the Personal Footcare page that also includes information to download and print. These can be found using the following link: Looking after your feet to help prevent falls | NHS inform.

Most NHS Boards also have public websites with information on podiatry service provision in the area, including personal footcare when available. The web sites also provide information on the management of various foot conditions and some NHS podiatry services developed their own local education materials. Websites for each Health Board for this information has been collated centrally on NHS Inform which can be accessed at the following link: How to access MSK services | NHS inform.

Resources for Facilitators and Educators

Educational resources are available on NHS Inform. These can be found using the following link: Looking after your feet to help prevent falls | NHS inform

An Open Badge Personal Care for Feet has also been developed by podiatrists with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). SSSC Open Badges | Personal Care for Feet - SSSC Open Badges The Open Badge is intended for people in a variety of care settings and focuses on supportive foot care and monitoring to allow the provision of personal footcare needs for those not able to undertake this task for themselves.