Written question asked by Lord Colwyn (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 March 1993. It was answered by Baroness Cumberlege (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 March 1993.

Cumberlege, Baroness

Question: How many people in UK by total & by each health authority region have had limb amputations as a result of peripheral ischaemia performed on NHS in latest 3 years for which records are known; how much these operations have cost & how much is cost of post-operative care for each patient, incl cost of prosthesis & rehabilitation into community; & if any estimate can be made of how many of these operations were carried out before making any assessment of alternative treatments aimed at reversing ischaemia. - Inc table.

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