Doctor Profile
Hope Ramsden
Podiatrist
LANGUAGES:
English
QUALIFICATION:
- Awarded BSc (Hons) Podiatry from University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom in 2016
- Awarded MSc Podiatry from University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom in 2019
- Local anaesthetic administration certified
- International Diabetes Federation Certified Diabetes Educator
- FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Highly experienced working as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in hospital care settings, particularly skilled within diabetic and high-risk limb salvage clinics
- Worked as Specialist Podiatrist in York and Scarborough Hospitals within the Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom from 2016 to 2020
- Worked as service lead Podiatrist in a prestigious UAE hospital in 2020
- Vast experience assessing and offloading foot wounds, minor amputation and surgical debridement sites
- Has knowledge of biomechanical assessment and management of foot dysfunction using a range of principles and therapies, including bespoke functional orthoses
- Comfortable assessing, identifying and prioritising individual care needs, providing appropriate treatment and constructing care management plans
INTERESTS:
- Diabetic foot and high-risk limb salvage
- Assessing neurological and vascular complications of the lower limb
- Charcot arthropathy
- Managing minor amputation and surgical debridement sites
- Soft tissue and pathological nail disorders
- Callus debridement
- Corn enucleations
- Doppler assessments and Ankle Brachial Pressure Index calculations
- Biomechanical assessments
- Healthcare promotion and education
