Looks quite appropriate to me.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephanie Ainsley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: yellow pages advert???
> 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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