Paediatric podiatry services at SALHN

The Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) Podiatry Department offers a Paediatric service to children and young people with complex medical and developmental lower limb concerns. The service implements evidence-based assessment and management to support healthy childhood development. Referral criteria and waiting times apply.

Sites

Flinders Medical Centre

  • Paediatric Multidisciplinary Clinic

Noarlunga Hospital

  • Paediatric Clinic

Referrals

You can complete the High Risk Foot Service Intake Referral Form (PDF 166KB) provided or send your own version to Health.SALHNPodiatry@sa.gov.au or fax to (08) 8204 5020.

Referrals should include:

  • patient details - address, date of birth and contact phone number
  • reason for referral
  • relevant clinical history of the patient
  • list of current medications
  • any risks to staff
  • your details.

Referrals are triaged daily and allocated to services based on inclusion criteria.

Referrals are accepted from medical, nursing, and allied health.

Inclusion criteria

Semi urgent

  • persistent lower limb pain, night pain, limping, or joint stiffness
  • toe walking > 3 years or inability to reach plantar grade foot position
  • not walking > 18 months
  • structural and/or congenital or function variance affecting gait or ability to participate in activity expected for their age
  • newly diagnosed neurological, rheumatology or complex orthopaedic condition with referral from AH/Medical with no previous podiatry intervention

Ongoing services, general foot care or footwear provision

We don't provide ongoing services, general foot care or footwear provision.

For access to these services please consider referral to private podiatry (see list of services at Podiatry Association) or the UniSA student clinic on (08) 8302 2269.

Contact details

For further information or to discuss your referral please contact the Podiatry Department or High Risk Foot Coordinator on (08) 8204 4884 or 0403 937 758.

Flinders Medical Centre
Level 2, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park SA 5042
Telephone: (08) 8204 4884

Noarlunga Hospital
30 Alexander Kelly Drive, Noarlunga Centre SA 5168
Telephone: (08) 8384 9233