Foot Care 

Q7 Lorraine Barrett: Will the Minister make a statement on foot care in Wales? OAQ(3)0741(HSS)

Edwina Hart: I recognise the importance of good foot care. Provision of services is a matter for local determination. I have commissioned a scoping exercise to identify the extent of unmet social foot care needs in the community and potential solutions to any gaps in provision.

Lorraine Barrett: I was taken with Age Concern Cymru’s report, 'Little steps can make a big difference’, which called for a number of improvements on basic foot care services for elderly people in Wales, which I am sure you will agree can save their lives. Have you considered this report? Can you share some of your thoughts with us please?

Edwina Hart: Like you, I thought that it was an excellent report. I have asked officials to look at this report, because I will undertake a scoping exercise. I will be meeting the chief executive of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists this month; this issue will be on the agenda to see what progress we can make in the future