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Diabetes Foot Care Services May Help Avoid Lower Limb Amputations

In a Diabetic Medicine study that compared different regions in England, areas that provided 10 key services for diabetes foot care had lower rates of major diabetes-related lower limb amputations.


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Services introduced included administrative support, standardized general practice foot screening, improved community podiatry staffing, hospital multidisciplinary foot clinics, effective care pathways, availability of an orthotist and audit.

“Based on these findings we strongly recommend robust commissioning to provide and coordinate 10 key service provisions for diabetic foot care,” wrote the authors of the study.

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Link to Study: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dme.13512/full
About Journal

Diabetic Medicine, the official journal of Diabetes UK, is published monthly in simultaneous print and online editions.

The journal publishes a range of key information on all aspects of diabetes mellitus and issues regularly include research articles, reviews, reports, editorials, comment, news and correspondence. All material is peer-reviewed. The journal seeks to provide a forum for the exchange of information between clinicians and researchers worldwide and all health professionals responsible for the care of the diabetic patient. Journal content and further information - including author guidelines - can be found online at www.diabeticmedicinejournal.com.

Surplus generated from the sale of Diabetic Medicine is used by Diabetes UK to care for, connect with and campaign on behalf of all people affected by and at risk of diabetes.


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