Contested role boundaries and professional title: implications of the independent review of podiatric surgery in Australia
Contested role boundaries and professional title: implications of the independent review of podiatric surgery in Australia
Introduction: in October 2023, the Podiatry Board of Australia commissioned an independent review of the regulation of podiatric surgery in Australia, with a remit to re-evaluate the regulatory framework, identify any risks to patient safety and recommend improvements to public protection. It reported in March 2024 and set out 14 key recommendations. The review was prompted by a number of complaints about podiatric surgeons but also reflected calls for reform by the medical profession and several critical media reports. This paper sets out to examine the review report, alongside the concerns of the medical profession and the media articles expressed within it, through the lens of an established sociological framework focused on interprofessional conflict and the contested use of professional titles.
Methods: as a review rather than the research paper, the Independent Review of Podiatric Surgery (the ‘Paterson Report’) served as data for the sociological analysis, adopting a Neo-Weberian and Bordieuan framewo
Borthwick, Alan M.
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Nancarrow, Susan
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Bristow, Ivan
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Bowen, Catherine
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Borthwick, Alan M.
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Nancarrow, Susan
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Bristow, Ivan
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Bowen, Catherine
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Borthwick, Alan M., Nancarrow, Susan, Bristow, Ivan and Bowen, Catherine
(2024)
Contested role boundaries and professional title: implications of the independent review of podiatric surgery in Australia.
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 17 (4), [e70007].
(doi:10.1002/jfa2.70007).
Abstract
Introduction: in October 2023, the Podiatry Board of Australia commissioned an independent review of the regulation of podiatric surgery in Australia, with a remit to re-evaluate the regulatory framework, identify any risks to patient safety and recommend improvements to public protection. It reported in March 2024 and set out 14 key recommendations. The review was prompted by a number of complaints about podiatric surgeons but also reflected calls for reform by the medical profession and several critical media reports. This paper sets out to examine the review report, alongside the concerns of the medical profession and the media articles expressed within it, through the lens of an established sociological framework focused on interprofessional conflict and the contested use of professional titles.
Methods: as a review rather than the research paper, the Independent Review of Podiatric Surgery (the ‘Paterson Report’) served as data for the sociological analysis, adopting a Neo-Weberian and Bordieuan framewo
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Accepted/In Press date: 27 August 2024
e-pub ahead of print date: 18 October 2024
Published date: 18 October 2024
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/494913
ISSN: 1757-1146
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