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Podiatry Service - Bexley

  • The Bexley Podiatry Service treats problems with the feet and lower limbs. It focuses on the preventative care, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of medical and surgical issues.

    The Podiatry Service is for patients who have high-risk podiatric needs, including:

    • Diabetic foot ulceration
    • Non-diabetic foot ulceration
    • Previous foot ulceration
    • A history of Charcot foot
    • Patients on dialysis
    • Previous amputation
    • Neuropathy in combination with lower limb peripheral arterial disease
    • Neuropathy in combination with callus/deformity
    • Lower limb peripheral arterial disease with or without callus/deformity
    • Nail surgery

    As we are a high-risk service, we do not accept referrals for the following:

    • Treatment for verrucae or fungal nail infections
    • Personal footcare and nail-cutting - tasks that a friend or carer can help you with, such as filing
    • Skincare - tasks that are usually part of a healthy adult’s everyday personal hygiene routine
    • Annual diabetic foot checks for patients who do not meet the eligibility criteria.

    If you are looking for help with personal foot care, please contact Age UK at 0208 3000 883 or visit the Royal College of Podiatry’s Find a Podiatrist service online at rcpod.org.uk.

    You can also contact 020 7234 8620 for a list of HCPC podiatrists in your area.

How to access this service

To access this service, you must be:

  • Aged 18 or above
  • Registered with a Bexley GP. This includes patients living in nursing homes and residential care homes

We run podiatry clinics at:

  • Erith Health Centre
  • Barnard Medical Practice
  • The Oval Clinic (diabetes care)
  • Within the Diabetes Centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital

We also offer home visits for bed-bound patients.

Referrals

You can be referred to this service by:

  • Your GP
  • Other healthcare professionals

We do not accept self-referrals.

GP and other health professionals, please email your referrals to oxl-tr.bexleycommunitypodiatry@nhs.net.

All referrals are assessed by the podiatrist based on the information on the referral form. If your case is reviewed and assessed and you are discharged from the service, we may not accept a referral for the same condition within the next 12 months.

 

How to contact this service

Email: oxl-tr.bexleycommunitypodiatry@nhs.net

Public phone number: 020 8320 3550 (Option Two)

If you contact us, please provide your name, address, date of birth and details of your foot problem. This helps us prioritise cases.

If you do not hear back from the Podiatry Service within three working days, please contact the team again. We may not have been able to hear your message clearly.

If possible, please email photographs and details to oxl-tr.bexleycommunitypodiatry@nhs.net. 

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