Foot Health Care
Services
I am a fully qualified L 4 Foot Health Practitioner with a degree and experience in District Nursing.
The aim of the care that I provide is to maintain and improve foot health specialising in Elderly Diabetic foot care. Foot problems are very common with 75 to 80% of adults have a foot issue with 18 to 30% experiencing foot pain. The elderly are more likely to be affected due to underlying health conditions.
The NHS spends £1 billion per year on foot care for people with diabetes/ In the period of 2017 to 2020, there were over 190 lower limb amputations per week. Up to 80% of diabetes related amputations are avoidable. Diabetes is a condition that can lead to chronic foot problems such as ulcers and infections. Early detection and management of foot ulcers by professionals is crucial for preventing amputations.
A Foot Health Practitioner (FHP) provides routine foot care, treats common foot problems and offer foot care advice.
The demand for FHP is growing due to a ageing population and a rise in diabetes. In the UK 75% of the elderly experience foot issues and 4.9 million people have diabetes.
Basic toe & Finger Nail Cut & Filed.
Annual Diabetic Foot Checks.
Lower Limb assessments or diabetic lower limb assessments are vital in delivering high quality, personalised diabetic foot care.
These are a 30 minute visit carrying out a lower limb assessment and ABPI to check your blood flow.
Basic toe and/or finger nail cut & file for 4 to 6 weekly maintenance. This does not include thickened or ingrowing nails.
Visit our book a visit page to book your appointment.
Routine Treatment visit
A routine treatment visit will be carried out following your initial foot consultation visit, following your personalised care plan.
This is a 45 minute visit to carry out your planned care from the following services below.
These visits are bookable during the visit with a frequency of every 4 to 6 weeks.
Medication treatments that are required as charged separately to the visit charge.
Services:
Toe and Finger nail cut & File.
Ingrowing toenails removed.
Corn & Callus removal.
Cracked heels.
Verruca's, fungal nail infections and athletes foot treatments.
Foot Health advice.
Foot checks.
Annual Diabetic Foot Check
Referral to GP or other professionals.