Over the last 10 years, there have been many notable changes in the healthcare sector. In the NHS, each new policy trend has both characterised and reflected a shift in contemporary political thinking, which has resulted in an almost continual cycle of reform. Workforce issues have dominated the 'modernisation' agenda, and have undoubtedly forced the pace of change.Within the profession of podiatry, change has been equally rapid, and a trawl through the pages of both the British Journal of Podiatry (BJP) and Podiatry Now reveal many of the key events that have occurred across this timeframe.