"Lack of diabetic feet inspection"

I received a letter and photocopied basic instructions from Adult Diabetes Service Manager NHS Lanarkshire.

This letter is appalling, you have refused to give vital inspection that requires training and experience and passing it on to patients with no medical training.

Ultimately, I feel this will lead to serious errors and cost the NHS more money and pain for patients. My diabetes has not gone away, my feet still have high instep and still wear prescription insoles, neither has numbness in feet and legs or poor blood circulation or damage to legs, walking distance greatly reduced. Pain in feet, legs, knees and back is constant.

The newest change is I now often can't move my legs due to knees usually after being at work for a week, I am prescribed pain killers and doctor did not contact me after knees x-rays, it was left to reception staff who advised if pain gets worse phone at 8:30 am.

I am unable to bend enough to carry out inspection and I think you are crossing a line expecting patients to ask family or friends to touch feet.

You stopped Podiatry, now you stopped feet inspection, you appear to have stopped treatment, I am not surprised senior staff member did not leave contact details in letter.

I find this is unacceptable, unprofessional and medical neglect. I have no doubt you will come up with a brilliant reason for this scheme, or you could stop and think what you are doing, A Nation with poor Health because of poor Service, and no one seems to care.