Podiatry

Our Podiatry Department provides clinical services to both inpatients and outpatients. It is a specialised unit dedicated to delivering quality care to people with high risk foot complications.

We provide the following clinics:

  • Outpatient podiatry (daily)
  • Multidisciplinary foot ulcer (weekly)
  • Community rehabilitation (weekly)

Referrals:

Referrals for outpatient podiatry may be made by a medical or nursing practitioner or an allied health professional.

  • Email your referral to AKG.Referrals@health.wa.gov.au.
  • Or submit an eReferral to Podiatry at Armadale Health Service. 

Please include a full medical history, history of the presenting complaint, presence of pedal pulses, presence of clinical infection, and prior investigations (blood work/microbiology/imaging).

Eligibility criteria for outpatient referrals:

  • Aged 16 years and over
  • Must reside in AKHS Catchment Area.
  • Must have an active foot concern (foot ulcer/infection, gangrene, Charcot Neuro-osteoarthropathy).

Red Hot Foot Line

For urgent concerns such as development of a new foot ulcer or an acute infection of an ulcer please contact the Red Hot Foot Line in business hours.

This phone is attended by a Senior Podiatrist in business hours for urgent concerns such as development of a new foot ulcer or acute infection of an ulcer. This phone line was established to allow timely access to treatment.

Multidisciplinary foot ulcer clinic (weekly)

This specialty clinic helps manage complex foot wounds.

The team consists of Senior Podiatrists, Vascular Surgeons and Infectious Diseases Physicians.

The clinic opened in February 2025, allowing those patients who live locally and who previously travelled to other hospitals, to seek treatment closer to home.

Last Updated: 13/02/2025