The Value of PASCOM-10 for Podiatry
Published 24 Jan 2017
In the January edition of Podiatry Now David Tollafield provides a useful overview of the PASCOM-10 database from its early days as a simple audit project at Nene College (now the Univesity of Northampton) through to the present day with over 77,000 recorded episodes of care. David concludes his review with a challenge to all podiatrists: "The podiatric surgeons (fewer than 100 individuals) have hammered down the key ingredients of (PASCOM) but 8000 podiatrists can access the system; consider the impact if we had 2000 podiatrists alone? This would provide the basis upon which national policy could be made." PASCOM-10 is