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AMPUTATION rates for Isle of Wight diabetes patients are among some of the lowest in the country according to a new study.
The study, published in the March edition of medical journal Diabetologia, compared lower-leg amputation rates for Primary Care Trusts over three years.
Isle of Wight NHS said in a statement this morning (Wednesday) that the study showed lower-leg amputation rates in some parts of England were ten times higher than on the Isle of Wight according to the study.
Head of Podiatry Services at St. Mary?s Hospital David Shields said: "Around 10 years ago, together with Dr John Rivers, an Island GP, we designed a pioneering new service to ensure that patients with diabetes were screened early for possible problems with their feet.
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/good-news-for-diabetes-patients-43421.aspx
Isn't it ridiculous that, just across the Solent, the rates are amongst the worst in the country? 🙄
The study, published in the March edition of medical journal Diabetologia, compared lower-leg amputation rates for Primary Care Trusts over three years.
Isle of Wight NHS said in a statement this morning (Wednesday) that the study showed lower-leg amputation rates in some parts of England were ten times higher than on the Isle of Wight according to the study.
Head of Podiatry Services at St. Mary?s Hospital David Shields said: "Around 10 years ago, together with Dr John Rivers, an Island GP, we designed a pioneering new service to ensure that patients with diabetes were screened early for possible problems with their feet.
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/good-news-for-diabetes-patients-43421.aspx
Isn't it ridiculous that, just across the Solent, the rates are amongst the worst in the country? 🙄