Table 1.

Participant characteristics

N		307
Podiatry setting	NHS	211 (68.7%)
	Private practice	89 (29.0%)
	Research/education	4 (1.3%)
	Other	3 (1.0%)
Current primary caseload	High risk patients	110 (35.8%)
	Low risk routine patients	82 (19.5%)
	Wound care	60 (19.5%)
	Musculoskeletal	28 (9.1%)
	Rheumatology	2 (0.7%)
	Nail surgery patients	0 (0%)
	Paediatric	1 (0.3%)
	Mixed/other	22 (7.2%)
Place of practice	Town	160 (52.1%)
	City	98 (31.9%)
	Rural	49 (16.0%)
Country	England	219 (71.3%)
	Scotland	43 (14.0%)
	Northern Ireland	22 (7.2%)
	Wales	22 (7.2%)
	Other	1 (0.3%)
Education	Diploma	17 (5.5%)
	Bachelor’s degree or graduate entry Master’s degree	196 (63.8%)
	Post graduate coursework	76 (24.8)
	Higher degree by research only	15 (4.9)
Years practicing, mean (SD)		16.6 (10.3)

Values are presented as n (%), unless otherwise indicated. NHS = National Health Service