Resources
Self-help guides
The NHS website has a wide range of self-help guides. It includes an easy-to-use search facility. Below are some useful links from the site, which may be helpful.
- Athletes foot
- Blisters
- Broken toe
- Chilblains
- Corns and Calluses
- Flat feet
- Foot pain
- Fungal nails
- Ingrown toenail
- Sports injuries
- Swollen feet/ankles
- Verruca
Links and useful resources
- Age UK
- Diabetes UK
- Healthy Footwear Guide
- Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- NHS
- Royal College of Podiatry
- Versus Arthritis
Transport support
If you are unable to access a car, taxi or public transport EMED Group may be able to help. They can be contacted on 0300 777 1800.
Alternative Transport Schemes
For those who do not meet EMED Group’s eligibility criteria, there are also several community schemes run by volunteers and charities, who may charge a small fee for the service:
Hinckley and Bosworth Community Transport
Phone: 01455 250462
Open: Monday to Friday, 9:30am – 12.30pm
Voluntary Action South Leicestershire (VASL)
Phone: 01858 468499
Open: Monday to Friday, 9:30am – 2:30pm
Phone calls only: Wednesday, 9:00am – 12:00noon
Northwest Leicestershire Council for Voluntary Service
Phone: 01530 512456
Open: Monday to Friday, 9am – 4:30pm