Belsize Priory Medical Practice

Urgent diabetic foot service

For Diabetic Patients only:

Royal Free Hospital Podiatry Hot Clinic (1.5m)

Podiatry Department, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG.

Patients should present to A&E directly for triage – if out of clinic hours they will be booked to the service the next day (unless systemically unwell). A specialist podiatrist will assess, treat and refer the patient to the correct foot care pathway.

Patient must have Diabetes and have an acute foot disorder:

  • hot, swollen foot
  • foot infection (sepsis, cellulitis)
  • new foot ulceration
  • sudden onset of foot pain
  • burn to the foot
  • gangrene
  • puncture wound

Open 9am to 4pm weekdays and 9am to 11:30am weekends

If it is an emergency or you feel that your wound has suddenly deteriorated i.e become infected and requires urgent changing but you are unable to access the above facilities, please revert to your local Emergency Department who all locally also have urgent care centres ie Royal Free Hospital, University College London Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital and Barnet General Hospital.

Date published: 31st March, 2022
Date last updated: 31st March, 2022