Initial consultation.
(New Patient Appointment)
Initial Consultation
New Patient Appointment
Your initial consultation allows us to assess your foot health, discuss any concerns and agree on the most appropriate treatment plan.
Where suitable, routine treatment—such as reducing a corn, callus or thickened nail—may be provided during the appointment. If your concern requires more time, specialist equipment or a different type of assessment, we will explain this and help arrange the most appropriate follow-up appointment.
What Will the Appointment Include?
We will take a full medical history, including any health conditions, previous injuries, operations or other factors that may affect your feet or the treatment we provide.
If you have completed our online medical history form, we will review this before your appointment and confirm any details that require further discussion.
We will also ask about any prescribed medication, over-the-counter medicines, supplements or herbal remedies you take, as these may influence your treatment or management plan.
Circulation Assessment
We will assess the arterial circulation to your feet to check that they are receiving an adequate blood supply. This may include feeling the pulses in your feet and examining the colour, temperature and condition of your skin.
Where further assessment is required, we may use a handheld Doppler ultrasound to listen to the blood flow in your feet. In some cases, we may also carry out an ankle–brachial pressure index (ABPI), which compares the blood pressure at your ankle with the blood pressure in your arm.
