About Us

Melanie Toulson
Podiatrist BSc (Hons) MInstChP, HCPC Registered

Footworks Podiatry & Chiropody was founded in 2013 by Melanie Toulson who graduated from the University of Huddersfield with a first-class BSc (Hons) degree in Podiatry. Beginning as a home-visiting service in the North Sheffield area, Melanie expanded her services by opening the Valley Footworks Clinic on Manchester Road in Stocksbridge in 2020. Melanie is registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) which is the regulating body of Chiropodists and Podiatrists. This means you can be sure Melanie meets national standards of ongoing, up-to-date training and that you are protected as a patient. Being HCPC registered means she is covered by insurance providers so you can claim back a portion of your treatment costs if you are registered with providers such as Westfield and Simply Health. She is also a member of The Institute of Chiropodists and Podiatrists.

Melanie aims to offer a friendly, professional and high quality service, tailored to the needs of you, the patient. Her aim is to assist you in improving your foot health, leading to greater comfort, mobility and wellbeing.

Millie Forster
Podiatrist BSc (Hons) MInstChP, HCPC Registered

Millie originally worked at Valley Footworks as a receptionist when the clinic first opened in 2020. She became the familiar, friendly face on the reception desk and loved getting to know our patients.

Patients would often leave the treatment room remarking on how much more comfortable they felt compared to when they had arrived. A familiar comment was "I feel like I'm walking on air". Realising what a rewarding job podiatry is, and how much difference it can make to our patients lives, Millie quickly decided she would like to follow in her mum's footsteps. She then began her journey to become a podiatrist, and qualified in the summer of 2025 with a First Class Honours degree from the University of Huddersfield.

Millie's caring nature ensures she offers a very person centred, holistic approach in her work. She aims to make patients feel more comfortable and confident when it comes to their feet and their mobility.

Cathryn Gregory
Podiatrist BSc (Hons), P.G.Cert Rheumatology, MRCPod, HCPC Registered

Cath originally started her career nursing. Having always wanted to be a Podiatrist she retrained and qualified in 2000 with a 2:1 honours degree.
She has worked in both NHS and private practice since graduating. Cath has spent most of her NHS career working in the local hospitals running the Rheumatology service.

She has a specialist interest in inflammatory arthritis and connective tissue diseases. She holds a Post graduate certificate in Rheumatology and a Masters Module in Rheumatology diseases and treatments. As well as providing ongoing care for high risk diabetic patients Cath has also spent the last 10 years treating and assessing patients with musculoskeletal injuries

When Cath isn’t working she enjoys keeping fit herself and has completed a number of marathons and triathlons. Last year she was lucky enough to be selected as part of a medical team to provide foot care to runners taking part in the Marathon des Sables.

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