§ Angela SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list those NHS trusts which provide dedicated podiatric surgical services; and if he will make a statement on their contribution to the NHS. [96205]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 28 October 1999]: We do not hold information on which National Health Service trusts provide dedicated podiatric surgical services. Surgical podiatry has developed as a specialty within the professional practice of podiatry. It plays a useful role in the overall provision of orthopaedic care in the community.