I think Honeybun has got her wires crossed. a Podiatrist is the more modern term for a chiropodist. Both have done a degree course.
The people who are NOT allowed to call themselves a chiropodist are Foot Health Practitioners. FHPs have often only done a very short course, maybe even a weekend course. The NHS do NOT employ FHPs only people who have completed a degree course.
FHPs are advertising everywhere now and they're a bit naughty because many are charging what a fully qualified Podiatrist/chiropodist charge. All they can do really is wash feet, cut nails and rub hard skin down.
a woman I know worked in a frozen food factory, went off a couple of weekends and became a FHP. She had some cards printed, bought a professional looking uniform and goes to people's house to cut their nails etc.
Be aware that all the adverts you see for FHPs will be people like this. They would probably not be capable of studying for a degree where they would learn the anatomy, physiology of the foot and leg and they most definitely can't prescribe or do anything more than cut nails. My hubby had badly growing toenails and saw a chiropodist and she was able to give him an anaesthetic before she treated him which a FHP definitely could not do.
I would only go to a qualified podiatrist because, as they say with horses, "no foot no horse." And that is so true.
This might help
http://www.leicesterleicestershirerutlandchiropodistspodiatrists.co.uk/llrcp/diff/