A podiatry clinic website organised by the problem people have

Build the site from problem pages

Give each common problem its own page, written for the person who has it: what it usually is, what you'll do at the appointment, how many visits it tends to take, the fee and a Book button for the matching appointment type. Typical pages:

• Ingrown toenails, including partial nail surgery under local anaesthetic.
• Corns, callus and cracked heels (routine care).
• Verrucas, and the treatments you offer for them.
• Heel and arch pain, including plantar fasciitis.
• Biomechanical or gait assessment, and custom insoles.
• Diabetic foot checks and nail care for people who can't safely cut their own nails.
• Children's feet and sports injuries, if you see them.

Anticode's CMS suits this: a treatments collection with fields for the problem, a summary, what happens, number of visits, fee and appointment length. Each entry is served as its own page under /treatments/, and the clinic can add a new treatment without touching the design.

Fees on every page, not hidden in a PDF

Foot care is often paid privately, so price is part of the decision. Put the fee on each problem page and gather them in a single fee table: initial assessment, routine treatment, nail surgery (including the follow-up dressings), verruca treatment per session, biomechanical assessment and insoles. State whether the fee for an assessment counts towards treatment, and add home visit surcharges separately. Give a range where the cost truly depends on what you find.

Registration and the title on the door

In several countries "podiatrist" and "chiropodist" are protected titles that require registration with a regulator, while other foot care roles are not. People who've been told to check look for the registration number. Show each clinician's title, registration number with a link to the public register, qualification and any additional rights such as local anaesthetic or prescribing. Your regulator decides what you must display; you're responsible for the wording.

Home visits with a clear boundary

Home visits help housebound and older patients, and the requests arrive from relatives as often as from patients. Make the area unmistakable: list the towns or postcode districts you cover, not a radius in miles that nobody can measure. Say who home visits are for, what treatments can and can't be done at home (nail surgery usually can't), the surcharge, and the days you do rounds. Use the contact form for home visit requests, asking people to include the postcode in the message, and have a person call back to arrange it rather than offering self-booked home slots that don't account for travel.

Booking clinic appointments

Set each appointment type up as a service in Anticode's booking calendar: "New patient assessment", "Routine treatment", "Biomechanical assessment" and so on, so the booking arrives labelled. The form asks for the service, day, time, name, phone and email. The calendar offers six fixed times a day (Mondays skipped), two visitors can't take the same slot for a service, and dates more than 120 days out are refused; you confirm each booking yourself. The calendar doesn't sync with clinic software or manage several podiatrists' diaries together; in a larger clinic, link the Book button to your existing booking system instead.

Building it with Anticode

A first prompt might read: "a podiatry clinic in Exeter with two podiatrists, nail surgery, biomechanics and home visits in the surrounding villages". The Architect asks up to three questions, such as which treatments to feature first. Swiss (Inter Tight) gives a clear clinical look; a blue or teal action colour suits it. Anticode's design gate checks for a phone viewport and alt text, and older patients reading on tablets benefit from a large headline scale in the visual editor. Since the site collects phone numbers, two-factor sign-in is required for the account owner and the person publishing before it goes live. Compare with osteopaths and chiropractors.

Limits

• No sync with clinic diaries or practice software; no shared rota.
• No home visit routing or travel-time scheduling.
• No medical history or photo uploads on forms; collect them at the appointment.
• No online deposit for nail surgery; use a payment link from your provider if needed.

Questions people ask

What should a podiatrist website include?

Pages for the problems you treat, a fee for each, registration details, a clear home visit area and a booking button for the right appointment type.

Can patients book home visits online?

It's better to take home visit requests through the contact form and call back, because the booking calendar doesn't account for travel time.

Can several podiatrists share one calendar?

Each clinician's appointments can be a separate service, but there's no shared rota or sync with practice software.