Admissions to hospital of patients with diabetes where a lower limb amputation is undertaken.
Excluding accidents, diabetes is the biggest cause of lower limb amputation in England, a late complication that is potentially preventable through better management of diabetes. The purpose of the indicator is to help monitor National Health Service (NHS) success in the treatment of patients with diabetes and, in particular, the prevention of lower limb amputation through, for example, encouraging better diet and exercise; improving self-monitoring and diabetes control; and better support for patients and carers in the management of the illness in the home (providing actual support as well as facilitating access to health advice and therapy through NHS Direct and enhanced primary care).
This indicator has been discontinued and so there will be no further updates.
Legacy unique identifier: P00294