Overview
8.30am - 4pm (excluding Bank Holidays)
What is a Podiatrist?
Podiatrists are highly skilled health care professionals trained to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease and complications of the feet, ankles and lower limbs.
They can help prevent and manage foot problems, relieve pain, and provide advice on foot care and footwear to keep people of all ages mobile and active, and improve quality of life.
Podiatrists are allied health professionals, who are registered with and regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Podiatry Service
The Podiatry Service in Nottinghamshire offers a range of services for patients with acute (new) and chronic (long-term) foot problems.
The community podiatry service currently provides:
- Podiatric treatment such as debridement of hard skin and corns, and nail care for people at high risk (see section ‘What is high risk?’).
- Foot ulcer management including debridement and offloading.
- Biomechanical assessment, advice, insole provision and steroid injections for people with musculoskeletal foot pain (pain in bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves of the feet) and gait (walking) problems.
- Nail surgery - procedure to remove part / all of nail plate of painful problematic nails, i.e. ingrowing toenails (completed under local anaesthetic).
Contact
Referral
Referral is made via your GP, school nurse, health visitor, physiotherapist etc. (Bassetlaw only). The service is for any age.
Inclusion
Supporting
- Other
Local Offer
Podiatrists work to improve the mobility, independence and the quality of life for their patients by providing preventative care, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of problems affecting the feet, ankles and lower limbs.
Problems can range from the removal of corns and callous to surgery on ingrowing toenails and the team provides continuing care for individuals with chronic foot problems caused by diseases such as diabetes and arthritis.