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Diabetic Foot clinic referrals CUH/Cork

Criteria for diabetic foot clinic referrals

  1. Patient with current diabetes-related foot ulcer
  2. Patient with diabetic foot ulcer with spreading infection
  3. Patient with suspicion of acute Charcot arthropathy
  4. Patient with diabetes presenting with an unexplained hot, red, swollen foot, ± pain

Refer via iCM.

Please phone if you wish to discuss: ext 021 4922658, or email: cuh.podiatry@hse.ie (Mon – Fri).

If the patient is for discharge from ED, please ensure the appropriate care pathway. Patients must be registered with the endocrinology department in order to access treatment at the corresponding Podiatry Clinic.

Referral pathway for patients already under the care of CUH Endocrinology.

  • Phone call to be made to diabetic foot clinic: 021 4922658
  • Refer via iCM

Patients not currently under the care of an Endocrinologist.

The Diabetic Foot Clinic in CUH accepts acute referrals from GPs, public health nurses and community podiatrists. For reasons of clinical governance, there is a prerequisite for patients to be registered with the endocrinology department at CUH in order to access treatment at the Diabetic Foot Clinic. Please contact CUH Consultant Endocrinologist or Endocrinology Reg. on call.

Content by Dr Íomhar O' Sullivan, Ms Paula Gardiner [Senior Podiatrist in Diabetes, CUH]. Last review Dr ÍOS 9/09/24.