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toe nails

I cant reach my toenails any more (blush) any ideas where I can go for help?  GP will not refer to a podiatrist. oh dear

jill curtis ● 2608d13 Comments

Even when you are in hospital and recovering from surgery and needing as much help as possible to get back on your feet walking you are expected to sort out a chiropodist for yourself nowadays.  I was told this for MIL.  The waiting list anyway would probably have exceeded the months she was there.  Hopefully someone will recommend a visiting chiropodist to you.  Some surgeries host a visiting chiropodist as do pharmacies and maybe an organisation like Age UK does too.  Age UK has lots of info online.  It can be a good excuse to have a morning meet up with friends.

Philippa Bond ● 2608d

Husband’s Pharmacy has a visiting chiropodistRe: the NHS.  When it became increasingly difficult for me to take my mum to Husband’s, I asked for a home visit from a NHS chiropodist.  They come from Queen Mary’s.  At first all went well and a chiropodist used to call every few months, then the service seemed to go down hill and I was having to chase them up for an appointment.I think if you can afford it, it’s much more convenient to pay a chiropodist than rely on the NHS.

Martine Guy ● 2608d

I thoroughly recommend Fiona Hodge. 07702 270580She does home visits and some sessions in tthe basement of Putney pharmacy in URR. I have only ever seen her there and the cost is about €50 so not sure how much for home visit

Jane Carter ● 2608d

If you want to compare prices for home visits I suggest you try https://www.whitehartclinic.co.uk in Barnes. I find the set up in the URR to inaccessible and it makes me feel a bit claustrophobic. White hart Lane is easy to access now with the new bus connections.

Katrina Black ● 2608d

Like you cutting my own nails is getting increasingly difficult. I go to Michael Hooper at the White Hart Clinic and have a 15 minute appointment. He’s excellent.Nick

Nicholas Evans ● 2608d

I have the same problem.I use and can thoroughly recommend Lisa McGregor (07706 672181.) She makes home visits and will call on the weekend if need be. She charges £40.00 a visit, which seems to last as long as is necessary, certainly more than 15 minutes.

Leslie McDonnell ● 2607d

I go to Queen Mary's and have always had an excellent service  However, although NHS, has now recently been outsourced.  Will the service be as good?  A bagatelle.

Barbara Shillabeer ● 2607d

I asked my gp to refer me to qmh but she said that was no longer available.

jill curtis ● 2607d

A lot of the podiatry work done at Queen Mary's is dealt with at St John's Therapy Centre in Battersea (its near Clapham Junction station) The departments are linked. It might be worth contacting them to see if you can get something organised, or check this out with your GP? Sorry don't have further contact details.

Liam Jones ● 2606d

When I make an appointment at Queen Mary's I use 0208 812 6050 which is actually St John,s.  They are responsible for all bookings.  Now they have changed providers not sure if phone number still the same

Barbara Shillabeer ● 2606d

http://www.wandsworthccg.nhs.uk/localservices/Treating%20minor%20health%20conditions/Pages/default.aspxCopy and paste to see the info on the cuts in services being made in order to get us to take more responsibility for self-care and reduce the NHS' costs ie which MINOR things we should be getting info and help from pharmacies for rather than automatically first going to the GP. If you need more help it is still the GP's Surgery (or Ambulance service if it is an emergency) you should turn to eg if you are yourself a carer and are going into hospital and you have no family to look after whoever you are caring for and they can't manage on their own... There is a lot of info on this website together with the charities and voluntary organisations which can make our lives more liveable. 

Philippa Bond ● 2583d

Jill. if you are of a certain age, or immobile you can phone Healthshare Podiatry.  02088126050  they home visit. They are NHS and will help. If you have the condition mention diabetes.  Lovely people.

Barbara Shillabeer ● 2583d

We're being encouraged to look after ourselves more now - where we can!  The NHS seems to be much more A&E orientated nowadays.  Other services are referred to as Elective.This is an interesting website from another area about how the system works eg the relationship between your GP and the NHS:http://www.valeroyalccg.nhs.uk/blog/12341-10-insider-tips-i-bet-you-didn-t-know-about-your-gpIf you have been diagnosed as having diabetes then you should be getting blood tests and foot checks and diabetic eye tests.  Diabetes causes a lot of problems and a lot of costs for the NHS and there is info on how to avoid a lot of them.  You may be offered a place on a special course to help you to learn more by asking questions so you can deal with it better yourself.  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetes/(90% of people have Type 2 diabetes.  A lot people are undiagnosed.) https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/type-2-diabetes/going-regular-check-ups/Interestingly I was listening to something on Women's Hour this morning about exercise for the older person this morning.  Too many of us think that we can't exercise or can't fit any into our lives - or that we are too old - we're not - you'd be surprised:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009bmk

Philippa Bond ● 2582d