In my latest advertising I put:
Health Professions Council Registered (formerly State Registered)
This was by way of advising the public that there has been a change. I
don't know if it is acceptable or not but if nobody advises the public of
changes, then how are they supposed to know?
Stephanie Ainsley
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leyton Foot Clinic" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: yellow pages advert???
> Thanks to Neil and Ralph
>
> So if we take aboard what the HPC has told Neil:
>
> "The HPC want us to simply say we are 'Podiatrist/Chiropodist' as they
> believe that since closure of the profession we are all equal under those
> titles...."
>
> Would the rest of the UK lurkers on this forum agree to the above
statement,
> and be prepared to drop the SR wording? It's just that I feel that we may
> not - as yet - have total unity within; but we must show a unified front
to
> the outside world.
>
> I'm sure that alot of us that are in private practice have heard from new
> patients "I chose your practice because of the impressive letters after
your
> name!" OR "I chose your practice, because you are State Registered". I
have
> been hearing the later more and more in the last year or so. It seamed to
me
> that the population at large where getting to grips with State Registered
> and Non-SR, now we are changing it!!
>
> So what will be the acceptable approach for a yellow pages or even any
form
> of advertising?
>
> Perhaps:
>
> Mr. F. Man
> Podiatrist/Chiropodist
>
> and in bullet form in the main body of the advert:
>
> HPC and State Registered.
> Qualification titles.
>
> What say the rest of the private practitioners on this forum?
>
> Again apologies to all those on the forum that this does not apply to -
> remember the DELETE key :-)
>
> Regards
>
> Tony Munday
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Neil Thomson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 11:33 PM
> Subject: Re: yellow pages advert???
>
>
> > From the HPC -
> >
> > There is nothing to stop us using SRCh after our names assuming we were
> > SRCh.
> >
> > the letters HPC are NOT to be used after our names but we can mention
'HPC
> > registered' in our advertising.
> >
> > Our qualification/training letters can be used after our names but this
is
> > not mandatory or desired by the HPC.
> >
> > The HPC want us to simply say we are 'Podiatrist/Chiropodist' as they
> > believe that since closure of the profession we are all equal under
those
> > titles.... (insert debate here)
> >
> > Regards
> > Neil Thomson
> >
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