Podiatry (Diabetes Foot Clinic)
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Podiatry (Diabetes Foot Clinic)
We help people with problems affecting the feet and lower limbs.
This includes prevention and teaching people how to look after their feet.
Our patients include:
- people with complications due to long term conditions such as diabetes, vascular disease, neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke and Parkinson's disease
- people with multiple and complex podiatric needs including wound management and tissue viability
- people who need podiatric surgery
- people who need nail surgery
- people with biomechanical problems e.g. gait/postural problems
- people with acute foot and ankle problems and conditions
- people with foot complications associated with diabetes needing referral to other foot clinics
The service is available to all ages.
Service opening hours
8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Clinics
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday (except bank holidays).
Advice is available Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm.
Contact and find us
Tel: 0115 969 1169
Ext: 57946
Alternative: 0115 969 1169
Ext: 56622
Diabetes Unit, Dundee House
Nottingham City Hospital
Hucknall Road
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG5 1PB
Support groups
Feet for Life - guide to foot health including advice on shoes and foot problems
Help in a crisis
Please contact the Single Point of Access at Mansfield Community Hospital on 01623 785 208 or 01623 785 186.
Information for healthcare professionals
How to refer someone to this service
Refer via the Advanced Podiatrists for Diabetes:
Alison Musgrove
Email: alison.musgrove@nottshc.nhs.uk
Jaclyn Glazebrook
Email: jaclyn.glazebrook@nottshc.nhs.uk
Diabetes Unit, Dundee House, Nottingham City Hospital
Tel: 0115 969 1169
Ext: 57946 or 56622 (Reception).
MDT foot clinics
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday (except public holidays).
Podiatry Advice available Monday – Friday 8am – 4:30pm.
If emailing, please contact both podiatrists.
MDT referral contact
Fax referral form to diabetes foot clinic on: 0115 962 7959.
A copy of the referral should also be sent to the patient's GP.
Additional information regarding referral to Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) diabetes foot clinics secondary care
Multi-disciplinary diabetic foot clinics are held at Nottingham City Hospital and Kings Mill Hospital.
A referral form will be accepted at both sites and should be completed and sent to the appropriate hospital via the contact details below.
MDT referral should include:
- Full contact details, medical history and medication
- Neuropathy and Vascular status
- Ulcer location, duration and suspected cause
- Ulcer status using Texas Wound Classification system
- Charcot: History of trauma/surgery/duration of pain/swelling.
Lead clinician
Duncan Heaney, Head of Podiatry.
Service commissioned by
- Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Groups
- Nottingham City Clinical Commissioning Group
- Lincolnshire Commissioning Groups
- Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Groups
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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