FAQs

Yes, we are currently welcoming new patients. For most patients, the best thing is to make an appointment to visit our clinic in Kelso. For patients not able to travel to the clinic, we can arrange a home visit for you – whether that’s in your own home or in your care home.

The practice is independent of the NHS, so you pay for appointments. Certain tests which are also available on the NHS can be carried out by Kelso Foot Clinic too. This includes diabetic annual reviews (at a charge) – if you have a review with Kelso Foot Clinic, the results can be forwarded on to the NHS.

The cost of a standard appointment is £37.00 in the clinic and £40.00 for a home visit appointment in Kelso. Home visit appointments outside of Kelso are £45.00.

A standard appointment at Kelso Foot Clinic is 20 minutes. If you need a double slot this can be easily arranged. More in-depth treatments, e.g. biomechanical assessment or nail surgery, will always start with a standard appointment.

Please bring a list of any medications you get on prescription. It’s also important to let your practitioner know of any recent surgery or accident that you’ve had.

Swift verruca therapy is a microwave treatment that heats up the cells of the skin and causes changes to the virus. This enables the body to recognise the virus and therefore start to fight it. An initial appointment is required to determine if you actually have a verruca and then to discuss the treatment options.

Matthew Aplin MChS BSc (Hons) has been practicing podiatry in the Kelso area for over 10 years. He is a member of the College of Podiatry (the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists). He’s also registered with the Health & Care Professions Council. Ruth Mole BSc (Hons) qualified as a podiatrist in 1996 and now practices part-time alongside her teaching career.

Yes of course! This is a very common problem with NHS appointments typically being 16 weeks. We are more than happy to see patients between the NHS appointments.