What sets us apart
Over three decades of trusted care
Our rich history of patient satisfaction provides confidence in our treatment methods.
Fully certified foot specialists
Our diverse team brings specialised knowledge to handle a wide array of specific issues.
Meet the podiatrists behind your care
Foot health is personal, and knowing who is treating you can make the whole experience feel easier. We bring together expert podiatrists with wide experience across foot healthcare, from routine treatment to more complex concerns that need a trained eye. Many of us have developed specialist interests in individual areas of care, which helps when your needs go beyond a standard appointment.
Whether you need general podiatry for everyday foot concerns or gait analysis to understand ongoing pain and movement issues, you can turn to The Footcare Clinic in Macclesfield for clear advice, careful treatment, and a team that understands how foot pain can affect your day-to-day life. Since 1988, we've built our clinic around qualified podiatry care that puts your comfort first. We give you the reassurance of seeing practitioners who are focused on keeping your feet healthy, mobile, and well looked after.
Trusted feedback
The footcare clinic is an excellent practice offering a variety of treatments in a professional and friendly environment. Debbie Hughan provides a really high standard of care for any issues regarding your feet and has a great team to back this up. I have been looked after really well myself and often refer my own patients. Jo Cheaney. Osteopath. Bramhall
Meet our Footcare specialists
Sarah Thorp Podiatrist & Owner
HCPC reg. CH32151
Sarah qualified with a BSc (Hons) degree in Podiatry from Salford University in 2010. Sarah holds POM - A and POM-S annotions which enables administration and sale and supply of prescribed medicines against a written order within her scope of practice.
Debra Hughan, Podiatrist
HCPC reg. CH09406
Debra qualified from the Chelsea School of Podiatry and Chiropody in 1983 and then worked in the NHS in Fulham and also at a busy private practice in central London. Debra has developed a strong reputation for podiatry in the area and built a network of physios, osteopaths and chiropractors for referrals.
Dr Helen Branthwaite, PhD Podiatrist and Biomechanics specialist
HCPC reg. CH13247
Helen Branthwaite lectures at Staffordshire University, where she gained her PhD in footwear effects on foot function and pain. Helen has an MSc in sports injuries and, in a clinic session, can apply this research knowledge to provide advanced gait analysis, full biomechanical lower limb assessment, footwear advice, plantar pressure foot scans and the provision of orthoses and treatment programmes. This service can be useful if you are suffering from acute or chronic foot, knee, hip or lower back pain.
Simon Walters, Podiatrist
HCPC reg. CH29619
Simon Walters qualified from Salford University with BSc honours in podiatry and has worked in private practice, care homes and various other healthcare capacities since 1997. Simon has been working at The Footcare Clinic since 2011.
Simon Phipps, Podiatrist
HCPC reg. CH30841
Simon qualified with a BSc Hons degree in podiatry from the University of Huddersfield in 2008, having previously worked in the leisure and hospitality industry for over 20 years.
Post qualification, he worked in private podiatry in Harrogate before joining the NHS as a specialist podiatrist in 2009.
Simon joined the Footcare Clinic in February 2014 as an associate.
