25/02/2026
❌ This isn’t a post to dig-out the NHS - we fully support it. But it’s grossly underfunded & services, like podiatry, suffer for it!
💬 We’ve seen a patient before who, after overcoming severe trauma to their leg, waited NINE MONTHS to see a podiatrist to figure out how to move forward with their leg length discrepancy that was causing pain
👣 At the appointment. The discrepancy wasn’t measured. It was eyeballed. The patient was then told to bring in the shoes they wear the most & they’d build the shoe up.
❌ They left the appointment feeling deflated & confused
✅ They then came to see us! We assessed that their leg length discrepancy was too high to be given built up shoes - and would probably do more harm than good. The patient was also in their 20’s - and valued the aesthetic of their footwear.
2️⃣ So we helped in two ways. By providing an orthotic that would help build her discrepancy up slightly & ease off some pressure. We also recommended seeing a good cobbler, giving them their correct measurements, who could gradually build a shoe up WITH appropriate colour matching and to an acceptable aesthetic standard.
(Oh. We also recommended an X Ray as it was painfully clear they had developed scoliosis)
⏱️ The appointment took half an hour to forty five minutes.
⭐️ And THAT is why Podiatry services like Doncaster Foot Clinic are invaluable to their communities!
👣 Doncaster Podiatrist
📱 01302 342971
📧 info@doncasterfootclinic.co.uk
💻 www.doncasterfootclinic.co.uk
📍Doncaster
