Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a Limb Loss and Limb Difference Liaison Nurse in every ICB to oversee care coordination.

No such assessment has been made. The Amputee Rehabilitation and Prosthetics Services for People of All Ages with Limb Loss and Limb Difference service specification sets out the minimum standards expected of all services in England including availability of staff. Liaison nurses in integrated care boards are not a national service requirement. The service specification was developed following extensive engagement with patient groups and staff.