Diabetic Foot Clinic
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We provide a specialised inpatient and outpatient podiatry service that manages acute foot complications secondary to diabetes. The service operates as part of an integrated Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) with support from diabetes and endocrine, vascular surgery, orthopaedic surgery, microbiology, interventional and MSK radiology, orthotics, and psychology.
Your first appointment
Please be prepared for your first appointment to take a little longer. During this appointment we will take a medical, social, psychological, and surgical history, combined with a detailed foot assessment. There may be several additional requirements including a measurement of your height and weight, baseline observations, MRSA screen, blood tests, X-rays, and photos of your foot. If you are prescribed a medication, this can only be obtained from the hospital pharmacy.
Please bring a list of any medications and let us know in advance if there are any barriers to communication or if you require additional support.
Opening hours
Our hours are as follows:
- Monday – Friday, 08:30 – 16:30
- Closed: Weekends, public and bank holidays.
- For urgent issues during closed hours, please call 111 or attend your local walk-in or Emergency Department.
Key staff
Kathryn Dennies, Lead Podiatrist
Rui Ferreira, Senior Inpatient Podiatrist
Poorvi Sharma, Senior Outpatient Podiatrist
Najiba Arabzai, Specialist Diabetes Podiatrist
Andrew Stephen, Health Care Assistant
Referrals
Referral form: STG Diabetes Foot Clinic Referral Form
Referral inclusion criteria:
- Patients living with diabetes
- Local foot infection
- Foot ulcer not healing despite best practice wound care and offloading
- Foot ulcer in the presence of diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (non-palpable pulses, short distance claudication or rest pain)
- Suspected osteomyelitis (foot ulcer probing to bone, x-ray changes or persistent soft tissue infection not responding to antibiotics)
- Suspected active Charcot neuroarthropathy (red hot swollen foot)
- Foot ulcer in the presence of diabetes and renal disease
Exclusion Criteria (please note referrals will not be accepted):
- Patients without diabetes
- Routine nail, callus, or corn management
- Lymphoedema/venous leg ulcers
- Diabetic foot assessments
- Musculoskeletal foot pain
- Missed routine community podiatry appointments.
Please refer directly to the closest Emergency Department for:
- Foot wound with systemic signs of infection (e.g. sepsis)
- Acute Critical Limb Ischaemia with necrosis, pain or ulceration
- Rapidly deteriorating deep ulceration or necrosis with purulent discharge
How to refer:
- Healthcare Professionals: Use the diabetes foot clinic referral form. The referral will be triaged and the patient will be contacted within 1 working day.
- For urgent referrals please contact the clinic via phone to discuss and confirm receipt of referral.
- Patients: We unfortunately cannot accept self-referrals. Please contact your GP or healthcare professional to refer you to our service.
Urgent appointments:
- For urgent diabetes foot issues (new infections, cast issues, wound dressings, antibiotic problems) please call our reception during opening hours for advice.
- All new patients will require a referral from their GP or health care professional.
- We do not provide a walk-in service.