Podiatry

Our Podiatry Service aims to keep the population mobile, help users keep their independence and maintain their quality of life by providing an expert and complete range of foot and lower limb care, for those with a clinical need.

Treatment plans are individual to the user, aiming to resolve the problem or at least reach a level of maintenance and comfort. They also include personalised education, strongly promoting self-care.

We deliver the service from various sites across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, strategically placed to provide care where it is most needed, bringing care closer to home. These sites include:

  • community hospitals
  • health centres
  • community health and social care centres
  • GP practices
  • nursing and residential homes
  • within a patient’s own home (for those who are completely bedbound or housebound)
  • acute hospitals for inpatient care and within the diabetic foot clinic.

Referral criteria

We offer specialist interventions, from corn, callus and painful nail conditions to extremely specialised ‘high risk’ cases such as diabetic foot ulcer care, nail surgery, complex biomechanical assessment and treatment, through to provision of insoles and orthotics.

 

Criteria exclusion

The service DOES NOT offer routine nail cutting unless the patient is high risk diabetic. Nails will only be treated if they have pathology.

How to access this service

Use our online Podiatry Service referral form available on this link or use our downloadable version of the form to apply for a podiatry assessment.

Please send the downloadable form to:

Podiatry Service Call Centre

South Wigston Health Centre

80 Blaby Road

South Wigston

Leicester

LE18 4SE

You can also contact the service by phone on: 0116 225 5118

What conditions do you cover

Corn, callous, nail treatment, diabetic foot, ulcer care, nail surgery, complex biomechanical assessment and treatment, insoles, orthotics.

Contact info

0116 225 5118 (lines open: Monday to Friday, 9am - 4pm, answer machine available out of hours)

Referrals

  • GP
  • healthcare professional
  • self
  • social care professional
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