Your appointment with the community foot health (podiatry) team

Providing care for disorders of the foot and ankle

Community foot health (podiatry) service

Clinic locations

  • Foot health clinics - Lambeth 

    Clinic Frequency Contact
    Akerman Health Centre  Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm  020 3049 7900
    Clapham Manor Health Centre  Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm 020 3049 7900
    Elmcourt Health Centre  Monday to Thursday, 9am-5pm 020 3049 7900
    Gracefield Gardens Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm 020 3049 7900
    Lambeth Community Care Centre  Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm 020 3049 7900
    Mawbey Brough Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm 020 3049 7900
    Home visits (for patients who are housebound, either in their home or in a nursing home) Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm 020 3049 7900

  • Foot health clinics - Southwark 

    ClinicFrequencyContact

    Artesian Podiatry Centre
    94 Alscot Road
    Bermondsey
    London SE1 3GG

    		 Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm  020 3049 7900

    Gaumont House Surgery

    		 Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm 020 3049 7900

    Townley Road Clinic

    		 Wednesday to Friday 9am-5pm   020 3049 7900
    Home visits (for patients who are housebound, either in their home or in a nursing home) Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm  020 3049 7900

How do I get an appointment?

We accept referrals from patients and from friends, carers, relatives or health professionals on the patient's behalf.

Application forms are available from our clinics or your GP's surgery. You can either post/email them or bring them to the clinic in person. GPs can also book new patient appointments through Choose and Book. Please note, for a home visit, you must be referred by a healthcare professional.

If you have not received your appointment, please call us on 020 3049 7900. You can also visit your local clinic in person or email us at gst-tr.communityfoothealth@nhs.net.

  • Cancelling or changing your appointment

    To change or cancel your appointment please call us on 020 3049 7900. You can also visit your local foot clinic in person to do this.

  • Before your appointment

    Please bring a list of any medicines that you are currently taking.

  • What to expect at your appointment

    If this is your first appointment, you will be assessed by one of our podiatrists. First appointments take 20-40 minutes.

    As this is a teaching hospital, students supervised by qualified staff might be involved in your care. It is valuable training for students and does not affect the quality of your treatment in any way, but please tell us if you do not want them to be present or involved. We will always respect your wishes.

  • After your appointment

    Following your assessment, we may give you information about your condition, including self-care advice and leaflets. Alternatively, you may receive a short term care plan prior to being discharged from our service.

    If you were referred by your GP, we will write to him/her with details about your appointment.

    We will give all of our patients details of any walk-in clinics should they encounter any urgent foot problems in the future.

Emergency foot problems

You can also refer yourself to your nearest emergency foot clinic if you encounter an urgent foot problem. 

Conditions that qualify as requiring urgent assistance:

  • foot ulceration/open wounds
  • pre-ulcer (discoloured hard skin/corns which could looked bruised or the colour of pus eg yellow, green, red or white)
  • bleeding/pus in toe nails or feet
  • hot/red/swollen/infected foot
  • minor burns on the foot
  • foreign body injury (eg from glass/wood/nail/needle)
  • wound redressing.

Please note: routine foot problems, nail cutting and hard skin, corn and callus removals, bunions and fungal infections are not treated in the emergency clinics. Please speak to a member of our team to arrange an appointment.

The emergency foot clinic is a non-bookable clinic and patients are treated on a first come, first served basis. Unfortunately during busy periods there may be a significant wait.

Please be aware that the podiatrist may assess and advise only. Treatment is not guaranteed.

  • Emergency foot clinics - Lambeth

    If you think your foot problem is urgent (see qualifying criteria above) please attend one of the emergency foot clinics listed below.

    Emergency foot clinics in Lambeth
    Clinic Address Urgent clinic hours 
    Manor Health Centre 86 Clapham Manor Street
    London SW4 6EB
         		 Monday,
    1.20-3.40pm
     
    Gracefield Gardens   2-8 Gracefield Gardens
    London SW16 2ST    		 Tuesday, 1.20pm- 3.40pm
    Elmcourt Health Centre 214-218 Norwood Road
    London SE27 9AW    		 Wednesday, 9.40am-12 noon
    Mawbey Brough Health Centre 39 Wilcox Close
    London SW8 2UD    		 Thursday and Friday 1.20-3.40pm

    If you have an urgent foot problem outside of these hours, please call our foot health team on 020 3049 7900 who can direct you to the nearest clinic. If you are housebound, please telephone 020 3049 7900.

  • Emergency foot clinics - Southwark

    If you think your foot problem is urgent (see qualifying criteria above) please attend one of the emergency foot clinics listed below.
    Emergency foot clinics in Southwark
    Clinic Address Telephone Urgent clinic hours 
    Gaumont House  153 Peckham High Street
    London SE15 5SL
         		 020 3049 7900
         		 Monday,
    1.30-3.40pm
     
    Artesian Podiatry Centre   94 Alscot Road
    London SE1 3GG    		 020 3049 7900
         		 Wednesday and Friday, 1.30-3.40pm

    If you have an urgent foot problem outside of these hours, please call our foot health team on 020 3049 7900 who can direct you to the nearest clinic. If you are housebound, please telephone 020 3049 7900.

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