Tess Harrison - Foot Health Practitioner

19/02/2026

19/02/2026

Please, if you're able to, donate a couple of £'s to help Frank & June x

An elderly couple, June and Frank (89 and 96 years old) have … Hayley Bentley needs your support for Help a 96 and 89 year old couple with costs for their home.

02/02/2026

Shout-out to our friends at Elsewhere - intelligent organic skincare !
For all my guys, gals, theydies & gentlethem & everyone in between who likes their skin care - this one is for you!
Beautifully packaged, small batch, organic skin care handmade in Lincolnshire at South Ormsby Estate. I really enjoyed trying these products, they both go on great & look, smell & feel fantastic - I particularly like the Regeneration Formula Gel - which smells good - like REALLY good - I will most definitely be incorporating it into (okay, actually starting😅) a regular skincare routine for myself with these products. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Congratulations on the launch of elsewhere! Wishing you all the best from one small business to another! (Not that you need it - - these products are amazing and I just know you're going to do brilliantly!) Well done, Lynsey!!
🧡😁🤩💪T x

27/01/2026

Come and try some yoga! See you tomorrow afternoon (if I can get enough WD40 sprayed into all of my creaky joints in time - I'll go and start now!)🧘‍♀️🤸‍♀️😁

27/01/2026

KEEP THOSE FEET DRY!👣😁🙏 As thoughtful as it is that so many people soak their feet before we come to see you to try & help us - you don't need to - it's actually much easier and safer for us to assess, diagnose & treat them when they're dry!😁

T 👣 x

🦶 Why Medical Foot Care Nurses Do NOT Soak Feet
AFCN Learning Institute | Clinical Education

Foot soaking is still commonly associated with salon pedicures—but in medical foot care, it is not evidence-based practice.

At AFCN Learning Institute, we teach nurses why soaking feet is contraindicated and how dry care supports safer outcomes.

🚫 Why foot care nurses do NOT soak feet:

• Skin maceration & breakdown
Soaking over-softens the skin, increasing the risk of tearing, fissures, and post-treatment breakdown.

• Impaired clinical assessment
Water exposure turns the skin white and swollen, making it difficult to distinguish:
– Viable vs compromised tissue
– Callus vs maceration
– Early wounds, fissures, or infection

Accurate assessment requires dry, intact skin.

• Increased infection risk
Warm, moist environments promote bacterial and fungal growth—especially dangerous for clients with diabetes, vascular disease, or immunocompromise.

• Burn & injury risk
Clients with neuropathy may not feel water temperature, increasing the risk of thermal injury.

• Delayed healing & poorer outcomes
Macerated skin is weaker, more fragile, and slower to heal if injured.

• Outdated, cosmetic-based practice
Soaking originates from salon culture—not modern, medical, evidence-based foot care.

✅ Best practice medical foot care is:
✔ Dry
✔ Precise
✔ Assessment-driven
✔ Preventative
✔ Evidence-based

At AFCN Learning Institute, we train nurses to practice safe, professional, medically sound foot care—not cosmetic routines.

📘 Education matters.
🩺 Assessment matters.
🦶 Dry care protects feet.

26/01/2026

With thanks to the ongoing support from the rural communities the service has become so popular in the area that I'm ready to take on new patients and provide a THIRD day of regular domiciliary foot care appointments!!!😁😁 Get in touch if you, a family member, neighbour or anyone you know & care for in the Withern/ Reston/ Gayton-Le-Marsh/ Aby/ Swaby/ Authorpe sort of area could use some help with their feet!😁👣 T x

Tess Harrison - Foot Health Practitioner already looks after several feet in Withern!

04/01/2026

Wishing a very, very happy new year to all of my friends, family & patients who've been there with me from the start & who've joined the journey along the road! It's been a brilliant first year of trading & I've met some fantastic people who've become even better friends along the way. From feeling a bit stuck, having an idea, training up in a new skill, jacking in my old job & going out in my beat up old car with my kit 'n' caboodle and starting a small business from scratch - it's been a hell of a journey! 2025's been hard work - but has been so fulfilling, challenging, meaningful, fun & exciting learning & trying new things - I'm really excited to have more time this year to be more creative & pour more of my ideas into the business, support my regular patients, meet new ones, get myself onto even more training courses, buy shiny new toys (*tools!) improve my techniques, learn about & offer new treatments and just carry on doing my best to give you a great service and look after you all for a very long time!!😁

I couldn't have done it without all your support, trust & encouragement and I'd like to thank everyone for all the kind words, care and simply unfathomable amount of tea, coffee, cake, chocolate, sandwiches, wine & excess garden produce you've given me 🍰🍬🍭🍅🍇🍪🍒🥨☕🥹🤣🤣

I'm having a last few days enjoying some well-earned precious quality time with my beloved family, rollerskates and tax return before business resumes as usual next week when I'll be back up & at 'um to take care of all your foot care needs!

If you'd like to have a chat and see how I can help you or your loved ones this year, please get in touch! I would love to hear from you!
Give me a call, text or email on:
07598 835549
footcarebytess@gmail.com
Tess Harrison - Foot Health Practitioner

T x

09/10/2025

🌍 Happy International Podiatry Day 👣

Today we celebrate the podiatrists, foot health practitioners, and clinicians who keep the nation moving - one step at a time.

We’re proud to support your work with trusted products, expert service, and genuine partnership across every stage of care.

Thank you for everything you do for better foot health.

28/08/2025

From neglected, overgrown, sore & very painful to walk on.. to lovely-feeling, fresh, trimmed, massaged & moisturised, comfortable feet all ready to go out for a test drive/ walk around the block in the sunshine this afternoon!

Let's make the most of the beautiful late summer sun as we begin to transition into the Autumn and don't let painful feet stop you from getting out there & ENJOYING IT!!😁☀️☘️🌿🌻

Give me a call today - let me help you & your feet feel BETTER!!😁🧡👣
Tess Harrison - Foot Health Practitioner
☎️ 07598 835549
📩 footcarebytess@gmail.com

27/08/2025

If you've made an enquiry and are still waiting for an appointment - don't worry - I promise I haven't forgotten you!! I'm making my way through calls, emails & messages when I can 😅 I'm just taking a little longer to respond whilst buried under a mountain of boxes & vacuum bags helping my lovely mum move house! Thank you everyone for your patience !!😅🙏😁😁👣

T x

21/08/2025

And just like that we're over the hump of another VERY busy week! Today has been a flat out day of regular routine diabetic foot care, pampering hardworking feet in need of a little TLC, removing painful foreign objects (a shard of glass!) and treating those pesky verrucas!!! Everyone deserves good foot care - the elderly, children, those with additional SEN + physical needs & requirements and everyone in between - there's no judgement 'round here - it will always be my job to make YOU as comfortable as possible😁👣
T x

☎️ 07598 835549
📩 footcarebytess@gmail.com

26/07/2025

This is great! Giving families & carers hands-on advice & demonstrations on how to properly & safely care for the feet of those they support is so important - healthy feet are key to maintaining comfort, mobility & dignity. A truly valuable initiative! Big thank you to the organisers 😁👣

We have two sessions available on Thursday 31st July. One slot is 3pm to 4.30pm and one is 5.30pm to 7pm. Please bring a towel and a bowl with you. Booking is essential.
01652 650585
www.carerssupportcentre.com
info@carerssupportcentre.com