Foot Health - Tower Hamlets

Please note that you must be residing in Tower Hamlets (E1, E1W ,E2, E3, E14)  to receive care.
Any GP or other health professional in Tower Hamlets can refer patients through EMIS using the template 'Single Point of Access CHS Referral TH CEG (RP) v5' and then email the form to thgpcg.spa@nhs.net

Patients can self-refer using this self-referral form and email form to elft.thchsfoothealth@nhs.net or present to the Emergency Clinic.

Emergency Clinic registration access only between 08:30 - 08:45 am (Excluding bank holidays and weekends). Patients will be advised to return or signposted if they are unable to access emergency clinics in the timeline provided above.

Patients can self-refer to the service, including emergency clinics.

Conditions Treated:

Urgent Foot Conditions
•    Blisters and sores
•    Discharging and infected wounds
•    Inflamed areas such as acute ingrowing toenails

 

Urgent Foot Conditions

• Blisters and sores
• Discharging and infected wounds
• Inflamed areas such as acute ingrowing toenails

Routine Foot Conditions 

• Diabetics with complications affecting their feet (Not painful neuropathy)
• Peripheral arterial disease patients
• Peripheral sensory neuropathy
• Rheumatoid arthritis affecting tissue viability
• Lymphoedema affecting tissue viability with active or previous ulcer
• Significant foot deformity and congenital foot issue requiring footwear
• Previous ulcers requiring foot protection
• Diagnosed mental health issues & learning disability affecting the ability to self foot care
• Diagnosed dementia unable to self foot care 

People who have generic foot care needs will be signposted to accredited podiatry services which they will need to pay for.
If you do not meet the above criteria for NHS podiatry services, you can arrange to see a private podiatrist. 

You can find a list of local non-NHS providers here

Exclusion Criteria 

Top five not accepted foot health referrals:
1. Diabetics with painful peripheral neuropathy or burning sensation to feet
2. Anyone with a verruca or fungal infection
3. People with rheumatoid arthritis affecting their feet requiring musculoskeletal
assessment or insole therapy
4. People with plantar fasciitis, heel pain, digital deformities or bunions
5. Anyone requiring an internal or external heel raise for a leg length discrepancy

Emergency Clinic registration access only between 08:30 - 08:45 am (Excluding bank holidays and weekends). Patients will be advised to return or signposted if they are unable to access emergency clinics in the timeline provided above. 

Service users should please bring their NHS Number for speedy registration for care

Out of hours, please contact NHS 111

Referral Criteria Emergency Foot Clinic

• Blisters and sores
• Discharging and infected wounds
• Inflamed areas such as acute ingrowing toenails

Foot Health Service Emergency Clinic(Monday-Friday 8.30am - prompt (Excluding Bank Holidays) for treating blisters and sores, discharging and infected wounds and inflamed areas such as acute in growing toenails.)

Foot Health Information Leaflet

Foot Health Referral Criteria