Table 1 Key themes emergent from focus group interviews
Themes with key quote | Subthemes |
|---|---|
Theme 1: Evolving Professional Culture “Historically the commissioner’s never quite got around to finishing off writing the specification” | AHPs understanding of Podiatry Commissioning Patients understanding of Podiatry |
Theme 2: ‘Condition vs Complaint’ “Is it about the patient who’s got diabetes or is it that they’ve got diabetic lower limb complications? Because the two are quite different.” | Inequalities and eligibility Private sector versus NHS The current bandwagon Importance of Podiatry in Arthritis |
Theme 3: Transforming and Sustaining Podiatry “We really need to go to the top and make podiatry the same as dental care, the same as eye care, the same as hearing, audiology, you know, we’re just off the radar.” | Equipping Podiatrists Building Podiatry Proposals for future shape of Podiatry |