Our podiatry team provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions affecting the foot and lower limb.
We are multi-disciplinary team which run specialist clinics.
Our team:
- Assess and treat high-risk diabetic patients, primarily with foot ulcers. And we work closely with community services to provide seamless care and evidence-based treatment.
- Assess and treat foot and ankle problems as part of the Musculoskeletal
- Assess and treat patients with long term conditions like rheumatoid arthritis at Broadgreen Hospital
- Provides minor surgical procedures under local anaesthesia to treat in-growing and dystrophic nails for high-risk patients at Broadgreen Hospital
- Assess and treat patients attending the Prosthetics and Wheelchair Service on the Aintree University Hospital site
- Diabetes education talks to both patients
- Provide an inhouse orthotic workshop at Broadgreen Hospital to manufacture insoles.
More information
Diabetes
Patients are referred from community services using the foot ulcer referral proforma for outpatient review.
Inpatients can be referred by colleagues caring for them on their ward.
Musculoskeletal Assessment Service (MCAS)
GP referral.
Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Broadgreen Hospital:Outpatient podiatry requests are made via GP or Community Health Professionals, Hospital Consultants and Allied Health Professionals in the Hospitals.
Aintree University Hospital: Outpatient requests for Podiatry are made via GP or Community Health Professionals only. Please note Aintree only accepts referrals for patients with diabetes. Referrals are made from community services using the diabetic foot ulcer proforma.
In-patients can be referred by ward staff via the hospital electronic internal referral systems.
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Aintree University Hospital
Address: Aintree University Hospital
Lower Lane
Fazakerley
Liverpool
L9 7ALFor maps and other information visit our Getting Here page for Aintree University Hospital
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Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Address: Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Prescot Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L7 8XPFor maps and other information visit our Getting Here page for Royal Liverpool University Hospital
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Broadgreen Hospital
Address: Broadgreen Hospital
Thomas Drive
Liverpool
L14 3LBFor maps and other information visit our Getting Here page for Broadgreen Hospital