The Whittington Health (WH) acute podiatry service provides wound care for patients with foot ulcerations that require MDT input. Care is provided within a multi-disciplinary outpatient clinic based at Whittington Hospital.

Patients who do not require multi-disciplinary care for podiatry wounds should be referred via the Podiatry Community Service: WH.

Refer to the Diabetic Foot Assessment and Referral Pathway (see Pathways) to aid referral making when considering community versus outpatient MDT care.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

• active ulcer requiring MDT care
• vascular complications that need further assessment in our joint vascular clinic
• suspected osteomyelitis
• deteriorating wounds
• chronic and recurrent infections 
• suspected Charcot.

Exclusions

• For severe infection, risk of sepsis and critical ischaemia, escalate the patient immediately to the Royal Free Hospital (RFH) Hot Clinic.

How to Refer

GP and Health Care Professional

Locations

Whittington Hospital Clinic 3B