Foot Health - Tower Hamlets

Please note that you must be residing in Tower Hamlets to receive care.

Any GP or other health professional in Tower Hamlets can refer patients using through EMIS using the template 'Single Point of Access CHS Referral TH CEG (RP) v5' then email 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 at Mile End Hospital at 8.30am Monday- Friday (except bank holidays) if emergency care required.

Please ask your GP or health professional for a referral. For appointments, the service runs: 

• 2nd Floor, Grove House, Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road, London E1 4DG (Mon-Fri: 08.30 – 17.00)
• Bethnal Green Health Centre, 60 Florida Street, London E2 6LL
• Newby Place Health Centre, 21 Newby Place, London E14 0EY

Patients can self-refer to the emergency clinic. 

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 Foot Clinic

Daily Emergency Clinic 8:30 am prompt Monday-Friday, excl Bank Holidays.

Patients can self-refer to our Emergency Clinic for blisters and sores, discharging and infected wounds, inflamed areas such as acute ingrowing toenails

Mon-Fri (excluding bank holidays) at Mile End Hospital, Foot Health Department. To ensure treatment service users must be present at 8.30am.

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

Departmental opening hours are 8.30 am - 5.00 pm (Routine daily clinics start at 9:30am post emergency clinic)

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

Tower Hamlets Foot health Referral Form (Referral form is for use by GP or Allied Health professionals only.)

Advice for People with Diabetes (High Risk)

Advice for People with Diabetes (Low Risk)

Advice for People with Diabetes (Moderate Risk) 

Download the Foot Health Focus Group Poster - June 2023

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