EDFC Franchise Opportunities for Doctors
Opportunities for qualified doctors to run a dedicated diabetic foot service under the EDFC clinical model.
Key Takeaways
- The franchise suits doctors already seeing diabetic patients who lack a structured foot service.
- Clinical protocols, training and audit systems come with the model.
- Different specialties enter at different points, and each route is defined separately.
- Commercial terms are discussed individually rather than published as a fixed package.
Why Does India Need More Diabetic Foot Centres?
Because the arithmetic is stark. Diabetes affects a very large share of the adult population, a meaningful proportion of those patients develop a foot ulcer at some stage, and a great many of those ulcers end in an amputation that competent early care would have prevented.
Meanwhile, dedicated diabetic foot services remain concentrated in a handful of cities. Patients in smaller towns are seen late, treated in fragments across several departments, and referred onward only when the limb is already threatened.
What Does the EDFC Model Provide?
- Clinical protocols covering assessment, wound care, offloading and referral thresholds
- Training for doctors and clinic staff before launch and afterwards
- Guidance on setting up the physical space and buying the right equipment
- Documentation and audit systems that make outcomes measurable
- Marketing and branding support for building local awareness
- Ongoing clinical access for difficult cases
Which Doctors Does It Suit?
Plastic, general and orthopaedic surgeons, diabetologists, physicians, podiatry professionals and wound care specialists all run successful diabetic foot services, though each enters from a different starting point. A diabetologist already has the patients and needs the procedural side. A plastic surgeon has the reconstructive skills and needs the medical and preventive framework around them.
Each route is set out separately, so the training and support match what you already do.
What Are the Commercial Terms?
They are discussed individually rather than published, since requirements differ considerably between a single consulting room added to an existing practice and a standalone centre. Investment, territory and support arrangements are all set out in writing before any commitment.
Enquiries begin with a conversation about your current practice and patient volume. Details are available through our franchise enquiry page.
