‘End scandal of diabetes amputations’ MP Jim Fitzpatrick demands
MP Jim Fitzpatrick is calling for an end to “the scandal of preventable diabetes-related foot amputations.”
Thousands of “unnecessary amputations” are carried out each year, he says.
So the Poplar & Limehouse MP has signed a pledge backing a campaign for better diabetes care.
He attended a Parliamentary reception held by the Diabetes UK charity, the College of Podiatry and NHS Diabetes to launch the ‘feet first’ campaign aimed at reducing amputations by half within the next five years.
“The fact that people with diabetes are enduring unnecessary amputations is a scandal,” the MP said.
You may also want to watch:
“Amputations are hugely traumatic—many people die within a few years of having them.
“I am backing the call to get this issue raised in Parliament to make sure patients get the best care.”
Most Read
- 1 Patient group set up over allegations of 'poor care' at Royal London
- 2 Leyton Orient boss McAnuff explains the reasoning for dropping Jamie Turley to the bench
- 3 Fire crews fight blaze at pub in Hackney Wick
- 4 Mother and son taken to hospital during "severe" fire in Bow
- 5 Volunteers take food for Ramadan to neighbours on Isle of Dogs
- 6 Former Bagel Factory turned into creative studios to rent out
- 7 Jailed: drug dealer who rammed police with stolen car to escape
- 8 Beer gardens reopening with face masks, sanitisers and cobblestones
- 9 London elections 2021: City and East candidates make case for your vote
- 10 It was a big opportunity missed for Leyton Orient says boss Jobi McAnuff
Diabetes sufferers are 20 times more likely to have a limb amputation, with 100 diabetes-related amputations carried out each week in Britain, NHS figures reveal. Yet 80 per cent could have been prevented, say campaigners.
