We offer home visit appointments focused on podiatry care in and around the Hemel and Tring areas for patients who have become housebound due to immobility or illness, those recovering from surgery and the elderly who are no longer able to travel to our clinic or are unable to care for their feet and/or nails at home. We're also more than happy to visit both residential and nursing homes as required.

Please contact the clinic if you are at all unsure if we're able to provide a home visit service in your location. We are well equipped to offer a near full range of our available podiatry services in a comfortable home environment.

A typical home visit appointment tends to last around 30 minutes to one hour where a full assessment and treatment will be undertaken. We will take a full medical history or update existing history on file and it is important that we're aware of all medication currently being taken. A home visit currently costs £60 per visit. We can accept card payments in the home or, if a third party is managing your affairs, we can bill on your behalf. We can also bill to your health insurance provider if you use Bupa or Vitality.

If you are booking a home visit appointment on behalf of the patient it is important that access to the home is discussed and agreed with them in advance. We will also need to be made aware of any specific problems prior to our visit so that we can bring the appropriate equipment as required. Family members or carers are welcome to attend the visit.

If the patient is currently residing in a nursing or residential home or hospital please ensure you have confirmed our appointment times with their staff, so that they are aware of our intended visit and that it does not conflict with their existing timetable.

'For people who are home bound and unable to attend our clinics, Betafeet Podiatry offers home visits covering essential foot and/or nail care and basic assessments for foot health care related to diabetes, circulatory conditions and others. Our home visit service covers areas in and around Hemel and Tring. We are an accredited practice through the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (SCPOD) and and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).'

Judith Sullivan