Orthopaedics: Diabetes

(asked on 4th September 2017) - View Source

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.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 8th September 2017

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.

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