Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists

SCP / CoP
Full name Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists / College of Podiatry
Motto Post curam optium[1]
Motto in English Ease after care[1]
Founded 1945[2]
Members 10,385 (2015)[3]
Affiliation TUC,[4] PARN[5]
Key people Joanna Brown, General Secretary
Alf Morris, President
Office location Tower Bridge Road, London, England, United Kingdom
Country United Kingdom
Website scpod.org

The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (SCP) is the Professional Body and a trade union for registered chiropodists and podiatrists in the United Kingdom. The charitable subsidiary of the organisation is the College of Podiatry which was formed in 2012.[6]

The union originated in 1912 as the Society of Chiropodists, the first organisation of chiropodists in Europe.[7] In 1916, it was renamed the Incorporated Society of Chiropodists, and in 1919, it established examinations for potential new members.[8] Several rival organisations emerged: the Northern Association of Chiropodists, the Chelsea Chiropodists Association and the British Association of Chiropodists. These merged with the Incorporated Society in 1945, the new body once more taking the name "Society of Chiropodists".[7] It was recognised as a negotiating body by the National Health Service in 1948, but did not register as a trade union until 1978. In 1993, it took its current name, recognising the membership of podiatrists, and in 1997, it affiliated to the Trades Union Congress.[4] In 1998, the Association of Chief Chiropody Officers and the Podiatry Association both merged with the society.[9]

Vision

The objectives for which the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists is established are as follows:[10]

The objectives for which the College of Podiatry is established are as follows:[10]

Trade Union Activities

Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists banner 2011

References

  1. 1 2 "The College's Coat of Arms". Society and College of Chiropodists and Podiatrists. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. "Our History". Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  3. "Podiatry_Patient_Population.pdf". Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists. October 15, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  4. 1 2 John B. Smethurst, Peter Carter. Historical directory of trade unions, Volume 6. p. 439.
  5. "Our Members - Membership". Professional Associations Research Network. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  6. "Society". Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Janet Foster and Julia Sheppard. British archives: a guide to archive resources in the United Kingdom. p. 384.
  8. Gerald Larkin. Occupational monopoly and modern medicine. p. 128.
  9. "Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists 1946-1996". Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick.
  10. 1 2 Society and College of Chiropodists and Podiatrists. "Our Vision". Society and College of Chiropodists and Podiatrists. Retrieved November 14, 2015.

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