Who and What is Busypencilcase?
Busypencilcase Communications (BPCC) emerged in 2015. It was initially formed as a limited company until 2019, when it became a sole trader publishing blogs, articles, books, and promotions, predominantly for foot health.
Run by David R. Tollafield (Director-owner), the site ConsultingFootPain.co.uk merged with BPCC after it was created a year earlier. The name originated from a book David wrote for his grandchildren.
BPCC works with other authors across a broad spectrum and organisations like OSGO, The Institute of Podiatrists, and the Royal College of Podiatry to support their in-house journals.
BPCC is independent and derives income from publications primarily based on the AMAZON platform.
Busypencilcase with ConsultingFootPain (CFP)
The site and content were established in 2014 as part of David Tollafield’s clinical practice in the West Midlands. Patient information was uploaded for easy access, mainly to explain conditions and provide pre-surgical information. In 2018, upon retiring from the clinical field, the website changed. Since this date, the site has continued to deliver regular articles and information disseminated via social media (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and Instagram).
Free Information & Publishing
All information provided on this site is not-for-profit. There is no sale of products or funnelling toward a practice. The site is non-partisan, although links may have adverts outside CFP’s control.
Many professional authors have written for CFP, and these are always welcome at no charge or payment. CFP has received over one million views from over 270 articles, averaging over 3000 views over a week.
In 2023, it was decided to expand from foot health, widening the site’s remit, and many of the articles produced have merged into other areas of health. David wrote about shoulder pain and torn ligaments, and Carrie wrote about incontinence after pregnancy. We featured many articles during the COVID pandemic, including a highly moving account of Trevor Prior’s story of resuscitating patients.
The ethos behind CFP is to create resources for CLINICAL ARTICLES and for the lay-reader section, known as FOOTLOCKER, to be seen separately.
BPCC is essentially an independent publishing house, and David encourages all writers to publish their efforts and support newbies. Current books and reviews are often included. Books are sometimes written around collective blogs, articles and social media posts. The site tries to remain nonpartisan or biased. It is unaffiliated to any health organisation and remains independent in publishing and holding its views.
Authors & Organisations
Articles are often written on CFP first and then published elsewhere. In 2024, BPCC published two articles based on research, one on instrument sterilisation (Institute of Podiatrists) and the other on expanding podiatric practice (Royal College of Podiatry).
The site covers current nonfiction and guidebooks based on readers’ correspondence. Both CFP and David Tollafield’s author sites have a contact section.
In 2023 and 2024, collaboration with the Institute of Podiatrists produced commissioned books on Adult Foot Problems and course books for Foot Health Practitioners. In 2025, a joint book with author Dr Tim Kilmartin was released to update the highly successful Bunion/Hallux Valgus First Edition (2019).
One Author, Two Names
By January 2025, David decided that there had to be a clearer distinction between factual and fictional writing, and so the idea of one author and two names emerged. His pen name, R.C. Blyth, was adopted from his grandfather, a First World War veteran from London at 5′ 1″. He was allocated to the London Bantam regiment and was one of the lucky ones to survive the war.
FOLLOW THE AUTHOR
Following the author. Where in fiction or factual health, you can select your preference.
RC Blyth can be viewed and followed @blyth_rc on Twitter X and @myfootjourneys for David and on Facebook @davidtollafield.
What is happening in 2025-2026
Busypencilcase Communications & Publishing is moving its WordPress (consultingfootpain.com) site over to DavidTollafieldauthor.com for the same articles after 10 years to streamline publications much as before.
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(C) BPCC. Published January 2025.
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