Harrogate and District foundation trust provide Podiatry services for North Yorkshire and offer a range of services, including general core podiatry, nail surgery, management of high risk feet and muscular and skeletal imbalances and injuries and are now able to accept direct self-referrals from patients.
Who they can treat?
People with a foot need for NHS Podiatry:
- Foot wounds
- Foot infections that have needed antibiotics.
- In growing toenails that are causing pain or infection
- Painful corns and hard skin
- Foot pain that is affecting someone’s daily life or quality of life.
- A foot deformity (i.e., bunion) affecting someone’s daily life or quality of life.
- Pain when walking that is affecting someone’s daily life or quality of life.
People with a medical need for NHS Podiatry care:
- People with diabetes who have been assessed as at moderate or high risk of developing foot complications at their annual assessment at their GP surgery.
- People with long term health conditions that put their feet at increased risk of foot complications such as: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Peripheral Vascular disease (including Raynaud’s syndrome), people with neurological dysfunction affecting their feet, people with connective tissue disorders.
If a patient is not sure if they have a medical need, please advise the patient to write all their medical conditions and concerns on their referral form and this will be assessed by a Podiatrist.
Who can’t they treat?
- Cut toenails for people who do not have a medical need for NHS Podiatry care.
- Treat people who have Diabetes but are at low risk of developing foot complications.
- Treat Verrucae’s or warts
- Treat small amounts of hard skin that are not causing pain or discomfort.
- Treat fungal infections of the skin (i.e., athletes’ foot)
- Treat foot deformity (i.e., bunions or flat feet) that are not causing pain
If a patient has a foot problem but does not meet the criteria for NHS Podiatry care a patient can use the self-care guidance on the website.
Link to self- referral form
Podiatry Referrals – Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (hdft.nhs.uk)
Further contact details for individual localities podiatry departments can be found on the website.