Type
Adult Services - Podiatic SurgeryOur Podiatric Surgery service is dedicated to the diagnosis and surgical treatment of problems affecting the foot and ankle. Our service provides day case surgery for a range of foot and ankle problems, we also offer non-surgical treatments, such as steroid injections.
Surgery can help with foot problems including:
- Hallux valgus (bunions)
- Hammer toes
- Hallux limitus (arthritic toe)
- Mid-foot problems that are getting worse
- Tarsal tunnel
- Metatarsal deformity (mis-shaped foot bones)
- Heel pains
- Ganglions (fluid-filled swelling) and Cysts (soft tissue lumps)
- Toe nail problems
Who is this service for? For adults with foot problems or injuries.
How to access this service: Referrals should be made via your GP.
Contact us
Podiatric Surgery Service
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Danetre Hospital
London Road
Daventry
NN15 4DY
Telephone: 0300 027 2806
Email: podiatric.surgery@nhft.nhs.uk
Our team
Our podiatric surgery service is a multi-disciplinary team including: consultant podiatric surgeons, training surgeons (such as registrars and trainees), staff podiatrists, operating department practitioners, nurses and health care assistants.
Podiatric surgeons first qualify as podiatrists, they take postgraduate surgical training, focused on the foot and ankle. Podiatric surgeons are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, with specialist registration in podiatric surgery.
Our team often speak to and work together with other health professionals to provide a comprehensive, patient-centred approach to care.
Useful resources and links
If you would like to find out more about podiatric surgery please visit: About podiatric surgery
Patient Information Leaflets
Crutches advice - Podiatric Surgery Leaflet[pdf] 232KB
Cysts and ganglions - Podiatric Surgery Leaflet[pdf] 233KB
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy - Podiatric Surgery Leaflet[pdf] 162KB
Flat foot surgery - Podiatric Surgery Leaflet[pdf] 279KB
Foot and ankle exercises - Podiatric Surgery Leaflet[pdf] 283KB
Hallux limitus - arthritis of the big toe factsheet from Podiatric Surgery[pdf] 291KB
Hallux valgus bunions - big toe deformity factsheet from Podiatric Surgery[pdf] 238KB
Hammer toe and toe deformity - Podiatric Surgery Leaflet[pdf] 213KB
Morton's neuroma - Podiatric Surgery Leaflet[pdf] 242KB
Painkillers and bleeding after surgery - Podiatric Surgery Leaflet[pdf] 187KB
Plantar Fasciitis - Podiatric Surgery Leaflet[pdf] 552KB
Tailor's bunion and metatarsal deformity - Podiatric Surgery Leaflet[pdf] 258KB