Podiatry and high risk foot service
Podiatry focuses on preventing, diagnosing, treating and rehabilitating medical and surgical conditions affecting the feet and lower limbs.
Podiatry service
Podiatry services can help you with:
- assessment and treatment, particularly if you have diabetes
- wound management, including ulcer debridement, wound dressings, and consultations
- biomechanical evaluation and gait assessment
- ongoing podiatry care for recurrent foot ulceration or infection
- pressure-relieving devices to improve wound healing
- neurovascular assessment and screening for patients with diabetes
- nail surgery
- education for inpatients, outpatients, and staff members on foot care.
The service is not able to help with:
- routine diabetes foot checks
- footwear or orthotics that are not related to an active diabetes or nerve-related foot wound
- biomechanical issues of the foot or ankle without a foot ulcer
- general foot care
- venous leg or malleolar wounds.
How to access
You will need a referral from a doctor or health specialist.
Referrals are triaged depending on priority. If it is an emergency you should go to the emergency department.
If you are currently being treated in hospital, hospital staff can refer you to the service.
Contact
Contact the podiatry service.
Top End
Contact the Top End podiatry service on 08 8922 8241 or 0457 048 082 you can also email PodiatryService.DoH@nt.gov.au.
The service is located on level BG in the RDH main building.
Central Australia
Contact the Central Australia podiatry service on 08 8951 7789 or email AlliedHealthASH.THS@nt.gov.au.
The service is located in the allied health building at the Alice Springs Hospital.
Advanced diabetes high risk foot clinic
The high risk foot service (HRFS) offers specialised multi-disciplinary care for people with active wound complications as a result of advanced diabetes.
The team assesses and manages people who have diabetes-related foot problems such as:
- foot ulceration
- charcot foot
- cellulitis
- osteomyelitis
- acute lower limb ischaemia.
The HRFS team is led by a vascular surgeon, and is supported by staff from:
- podiatry
- wound care nursing
- endocrinology
- diabetes education
- infectious diseases
- radiology
- orthotics
- rehabilitation.
How to access
You will need a referral from a doctor or health specialist, they can email, phone or provide a paper based referrals.
Referrals are triaged depending on priority. If it is an emergency you should go to the emergency department.
Once a referral has been received, an HRFS team member will call you to discuss your needs and organise appropriate services.
Contact
Contact the HRS team.
Top End HRFS
Contact the Top End HRFS on 08 8922 8241 or 0457 048 082 you can also email DiabetesHighRiskFootService.DoH@nt.gov.au.
The service is located on level BG in the Royal Darwin Hospital main building.
Central Australia HRFS
Contact the Central Australia HRFS on 08 8951 7789 or email AlliedHealthASH.THS@nt.gov.au.
The service is located in the allied health building at the Alice Springs Hospital.