Foot ulceration in a non-diabetic population: a cross-sectional audit of staff in one health district.

Patients without diabetes are increasingly presenting with foot ulcers at podiatry clinics. This audit found that the prevalence of non-diabetic foot ulcers was 0.21% in patients over 60, pointing to a need to set up non-diabetic foot ulcer clinics.

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