Blacktown HRFS - Blacktown Hospital
Blacktown HRFS
WSLHD Blacktown Hospital
Contact details
HRFS Coordinator
Clare McGloin
18 Blacktown Road
Blacktown
02 9881 7198
02 9881 8302 OR 02 9881 7076
02 9881 7198
WSLHD-BMDH-HRFS@health.nsw.gov.au
Referral form for access to Podiatry:
WSLHD-CommunityHealth-ReferralService@health.nsw.gov.au
https://www.wslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/Allied-Health-/Allied-Health
Monday to Friday 7:30am-4:00pm
About this service
- Diabetes
- Foot Ulcer/wound
- Osteomyelitis/Bone Infection
- Charcot neurarthropathy deformity (either acute or chronic)
- Acute Lower limb ischemia with foot ulceration
- Gangrene of the lower limb
- Cellulitis or soft tissue infection or absess
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Previous Amputation
Patients with an active foot wound that reside in the Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital catchment areas
- Multidisciplinary team includes:
- Dietitian
- Endocrinologist
- Infectious Disease Physician
- Orthotist
- Podiatrist
- Vascular Specialist
- Intervention provided:
- Comprehensive assessment, intervention and education with clinician and MDT
- Pressure off-loading footwear, devices
- Preventative and Step down Podiatry services
- Common referrals
- Multidisciplinary Allied Health teams within hospital
- Community based Allied Health