Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many amputations as a result of diabetic conditions have been performed by the NHS in the last 12 months.
The most recent data on amputations as a result of diabetic conditions was published in September 2017 here:
http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/diabetes-ft
During the three year period of 2013/14 to 2015/16, there were 7,119 major diabetic lower limb-amputation procedures and 18,408 minor diabetic lower limb-amputation procedures.