(2) if the Government will make an assessment of standards of chiropody services provided by primary care trusts.
Chiropody services provided by the national health service are health care.
There are no plans to carry out a central assessment of chiropody services. It is for primary care trusts in partnership with local stakeholders to determine how best to use their funds to meet national and local priorities for improving health, outlined in the national service frameworks and to commission services accordingly. This process provides the means for addressing local needs within the health community, including the provision of chiropody.