Priority 6 from the Foot Health PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What is the impact of delayed or infrequent foot assessment on foot health in relation to foot problems? (JLA PSP Priority 6) | |
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| Overall ranking | 6 |
| JLA question ID | 0092/6 |
| Explanatory note | Understanding the impact that a lack of timely foot health assessments, knowing what the timeframe should be for assessment of specified patient groups/foot conditions, is an essential component of developing effective and fair foot care services. In order to drive this development - the impact of delayed or infrequent foot health assessment needs to be identified. |
| Evidence |
No evidence from systematic review found |
| Health Research Classification System category | Generic health relevance |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Ulcers, infection are left for too long before action is taken - why are there no check ups? ~ Are underlying problems diagnosed and treated /helped before the patients are rendered unable to walk /weight bear. ~ How can we assure that foot health problems are assessed and diagnosed in a timely manner especially in a time pressure environment of the NHS? |
| Submitted by | Healthcare professional x 9, Patient x 19 |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0092 |
| PSP name | Foot Health |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 30 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 26 September 2019 |