Table 7 Referral options available and barriers to provision of care for an active ulceration or active risk foot

Referral/clinical support options available^a

Multi-disciplinary diabetic foot service

42 (88)

33 (87)

9 (90)

0.77

Vascular Surgery Referral Pathway

30 (63)

22 (58)

8 (80)

0.28

Orthopaedic Surgery Referral Pathway

28 (58)

21 (55)

7 (70)

0.47

General Practitioner

47 (98)

38 (100)

9 (90)

0.70

Barriers/constraints experienced when caring for a foot ulceration which is not responding to appropriate therapy^a

Communication barriers (including referrals, interdisciplinary connections, access to medical records)

19 (43)

15 (47)

4 (40)

0.89

Resource barriers (including service availability, staffing and wait times)

32 (73)

27 (80)

5 (50)

0.40

Practitioner knowledge barriers (including competence and confidence)

11 (25)

8 (20)

3 (30)

0.60

Patient factor barriers (understanding, socioeconomic factors and geographical location)

30 (68)

20 (67)

7 (70)

0.45

Other

15 (34)

12 (37)

3 (30)

0.94