There is an urgent need to reassess care pathways pertaining to diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) management in our health systems, as we sense the overall gravity of this diagnosis is underestimated.

The concomitant lack of prevention, insufficient early detection and often inadequate management of ulcers often lead to eventually high morbidity and mortality.

The multidisciplinary diabetic foot clinic has proven to be a unique forum to provide urgent treatment of infection and ischemia with rapid access to laboratory, radiological and inpatient facilities.

The multidisciplinary team especially those able to address glycemic control, local wound management, vascular disease and infection are associated with a reduction in the risk of major amputation for patients with severe diabetic foot.

One-step, MDT-led diabetic foot clinic benefits patients and improves outcomes related to the avoidance of hospital admissions, limb salvage procedures and minor amputations, although, we recognize that time and education are needed to see its full effects.