RESEARCH Provision of foot health se e l T

Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleRheumatoid arthritis affects approximately 2.5 % of the Australian population [1] and commonly results in foot problems including joint pain, stiffness, and deformities [2]. There is emerging evidence of unmet need for, and several barriers to appropriate foot care provision in foot care components are currently available to patients with RA who gain access to podiatry services. Further-more, it is unclear whether podiatric foot care that is provided meets current evidence based recommenda-tions [1,4-8] with regards to the assessment and manage-ment of disease-related foot problems in people with RA. The most recently published guidelines provide both specialist and non-specialist podiatrists with essen-tial and ‘gold standard ’ recommendations for the man