|  | Frequency (%) of participants [n = 13] |
---|---|---|
Gender (Female) | Â | 7 (54%) |
Time since registration as a podiatrist | < 10 years | 1 (8%) |
10 years or greater | 12 (92%) | |
Country of qualification | Australia | 6 (46%) |
UK | 7 (54%) | |
Highest qualification | PhD | 2 (15%) |
MSc or postgraduate qualification | 5 (38%) | |
Bachelor degree | 4 (31%) | |
Bachelor degree and currently studying postgraduate qualification, MSc or PhD | 2 (16%) | |
Current country of work | Australia | 6 (46%) |
UK | 7 (54%) | |
Current job title | Academic and clinician | 2 (15%) |
Clinician | 9 (70%) | |
Team leader / Head of podiatry | 2 (15%) | |
Primary work setting | Private practice and public sector | 4 (31%) |
Public sector | 7 (54%) | |
Private practice and university | 2 (15%) | |
Percentage of weekly work devoted to paediatrics | Between 20 and 39% | 2 (15%) |
Between 40% and 79% | 6 (46%) | |
Between 80 and 100% | 5 (38%) | |
Paediatric current caseload | < 60% | 2 (15%) |
60% or greater | 11 (85%) | |
Contact with podiatry students (hours per month) | 0 | 5 (38%) |
Less than 10 | 4 (31%) | |
10 or greater | 4 (31%) | |
Additional information | Experts reported their involvement in the following roles: Clinical educator, co-authorship of paediatric podiatry framework, delivery of casual workshops for university, provider of training for public sector podiatrists |