A PODIATRY service put its best foot forward and was rewarded with a contract by the region’s Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG).

Following a competitive bidding process, Scarborough and Ryedale and Vale of York CCGs chose the Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a Community Podiatry Service.

The contract begins on May 1 and will see the Trust’s podiatrists provide assessment, advice and treatment for patients across 38 community sites in North Yorkshire.

This includes general core podiatry, nail surgery, management of high risk feet and muscular or skeletal imbalances and injuries.

The 90 strong Podiatry team at the Trust intends to strengthen ties with partner organisations, such as Diabetes UK, to ensure health promotion and education is a key part of their work.