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Hi ALL
I hear that Boots are moving from chiropody into sex aids!
Is this a new trend? Should we follow; Hmm? silicone? yes creams? yes massage? yes Bio-mech assesment? should be much more interesting!!!
Love the site
Regards
Chris
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Craig Payne
Department of Podiatry
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia http://www.latrobe.edu.au/podiatry
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The views expressed above are those of the author and not that of La Trobe University This is where I am, where are you?
...In its last financial year Boots said its dentistry, laser hair removal and chiropody businesses made combined losses of £16.3m on sales of almost £29m...
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Craig Payne
Department of Podiatry
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia http://www.latrobe.edu.au/podiatry
__________________________________________________ ___________________________________ God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things - right now I am so far behind, I will never die.
The views expressed above are those of the author and not that of La Trobe University This is where I am, where are you?
Boots annouced today that they had not found a buyer for their Footcare service & it will still close 31/12/04.
They have stated that Podiatrists can purchase equipment but are not allowed to access the patient lists & must only contact patients through Boots.
Having worked for them for a couple of years I feel that it is a shame that things have turned out the way they have. In essence we have been sacrificed as a result of the failure of Dentistry. Our returns alone are not enough to keep us running separately & it would seem the business is worth little without Dentistry involved.
Overall, although it was by no means perfect, our service was popular & was paying for itself in less than 5 years. In different circumstances, things may have worked out differently.
As an extention to this, it would appear that other service providers will be allowed access to patient lists & records. This seems abit unfair, how come their is one rule for one set of providers & another for Podiatrists?
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