Podiatry

About our department

The podiatry service provides assessment, diagnosis, treatment and advice to improve tissue viability, mobility, to reduce pain and promote foot health.

We actively promote the provision of a comprehensive, high quality and cost-effective service to clients. We provide specialist care to meet individual needs in a reassuring, supportive, comfortable environment. We offer a range of treatments appropriate to different age ranges and target groups that also support patient choice.

We work closely with other healthcare professionals to aid with podiatry care. We deliver our services in a timely manner, which are appropriate to each individuals needs, to support and empower patients to meet their own health needs through self care advice and education. For example, we often provide nail cutting advice.

All our podiatrists hold a degree in Podiatry and are registered members of the Health Care Professions Council. They all have signed up as members of the Daisy campaign and the service has been accrediated with the Daisy Award, ensuring all patients will be treated with dignity and respect.

The key roles of our podiatry team are to:

Work as integral members of multi-disciplinary clinical teams, for example; specialist diabetes teams, vascular and diabetes clinics, physiotherapy musculo-skeletal teams, district nursing teams.
Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of foot health problems
Provision of preventative interventions and foot health education
Provide screening of diabetes patients within their GP practice
Be involved in providing training to carers, health care and social care professionals

Before your visit, think what about health issues you have been experiencing and what questions to ask. Please bring any medication you are on with you. You will be sent a letter with details of your appointment.

You will be asked to report to your local community health clinic reception. A member of staff will call you from the waiting room. You can expect to have an examination and you may be expected to complete some forms. Your medical records will be updated. You will be advised of the next steps in your treatment.

A care plan will be put into place during your visit and you will either receive a short term package of care to treat an acute problem for which you will be given pre-booked appointments, be given a long term care plan for which you will be advised to rebook a new podiatry appointment as required, or be discharged from the service with the appropriate advice as no further treatment is required.

Our clinics run Monday to Friday from 8.45am until 5pm.

We provide a limited home visiting service to patients who are housebound and unable to attend clinic. This service operates Monday to Friday between 8.45am and 5pm.

Some clinics do not offer sessions every day, this is due to reduced demand for the service in particular geographical locations. Please contact the clinics for details.

Our clinics can be found in the following locations: