Podiatry (NMGH)

The podiatry service provides quality hospital-based foot care to patients with or at risk of developing foot health problems often because of complications associated with chronic health conditions such as diabetes and vascular disease. We provide advanced specialist assessment, diagnosis, and management.  We are part of an integrated podiatry service located in the community and a multi-disciplinary (MDT) service within the hospital. Working in partnership with these teams allows a collaborative and holistic approach to patient care ensuring seamless care and reducing the occurrence of hospital admissions.

Our aim is to improve foot health, reduce the risk of adverse outcomes including amputation and support independent living.

We strive to improve patient care and patient experience by contributing to academic and commercial research, audit, and continuous engagement with our service users through the Friends & Family Test

Services offered

General Services/Procedures:

• Urgent/problem nail care including ingrowing toe-nails, excessively overgrown pathological nails
• Skin conditions including callus, corns
• Footwear and footcare advice
• Vascular and neurological assessment
• Specialist wound care including sharp debridement, larvae therapy and negative wound pressure therapy
• Offloading including total contact casts
• Osteomyelitis management
• Charcot foot management
• Foot care education and training (internal and external)
• Contribution to research and audit

The service also provides foot care for patients as Crumpsall Vale Intermediate Care Unit.  We do not offer social nail care.  Treatment will only be provided if deemed necessary by the podiatrist.

Diabetes MDT Foot Clinic:

For patients with Diabetes and complex foot problems, including non-healing wounds, Charcot foot, we offer specialist multidisciplinary care. Our team is made up of several specialties:

• Podiatrists
• Orthotist
• Consultant Diabetologist
• Consultant Vascular Surgeon
• Specialist Diabetes Nurse
• Specialist Diabetes Dietician

Outpatient Care:

Diabetes MDT Foot Clinics: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 9:00am – 12:30pm

Podiatry Led High Risk Foot Clinic: Thursday 1:00pm – 4:30pm

Research Foot Clinic: Wednesday 1:00pm – 4:30pm

Vascular Led Foot Clinic: Tuesday 9:00am – 12:30pm

Inpatient Care:

Daily.

Service Opening Hours

Monday to Friday 8:30-12:30 and 13:00-16:30 (excluding public holidays).

Contact Details

Referral Information 

Inpatients requiring inpatient care can be referred by the electronic patient record system HIVE as an Order (Inpatient consult to Podiatry).

Inpatients requiring outpatient care at the Diabetes MDT Foot Clinic can be referred by the electronic patient record system HIVE as an Order (CONSULTANT LED DIABETES MDT FOOT CLINIC NMG).

Outpatients requiring outpatient care at the Diabetes MDT Foot Clinic/Podiatry Led High Risk Foot Clinic can be referred by email: mft.nmghpodiatry@nhs.net.

Meet the team

Name	Photo	Job Title	Qualifications
Jenna Tilbury		Advanced Podiatrist and Clinical Lead	BSc (Hons) Podiatry, Independent Non-Medical Prescriber, Mary Seacole Programme (NHS Leadership Academy), Good Clinical Practice (Research)
Keeley Jones		Specialist Podiatrist	BSc (Hons) Podiatry, Mental Health First Aid, Good Clinical Practice (Research)

Consultants

Name	Photo	Job Title	Qualifications
Professor Cuong Dang		Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology	BA (Parmacology), MB BChir, MD, FRCP
Dr Hemantha Chandrasekara		Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology	MBBS (SL), MRCP (Endocrinology & Diabetes), FRCP (UK), PG Cet (Adv HCP), PG Cet (Med & Health Edu)