Went in hospital department with foot in bandage and inflamed (7)
I believe the answer is:
entered
'went in' is the definition.
('enter' can be a synonym of 'go in')
'hospital department with foot in bandage and inflamed' is the wordplay.
'hospital department' becomes 'ent'.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'foot in' indicates one should take the final letters (bottom/final letter of - in down clue).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'inflamed' becomes 'red' ('red' can be a synonym of 'inflamed').
The last letter of 'bandage' is 'e'.
'ent'+'e'+'red'='ENTERED'
(Other definitions for entered that I've seen before include "Put down" , "Went in and registered as competitor" , "Ten deer (anag) - went in" , "moved in" , "Enrolled or went in" .)