Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Brian Iddon (Labour), on Monday, 23 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 72 members in total.

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PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE AND LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION

That this House supports the Circulation Foundation's efforts to raise awareness of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and the growing lower limb amputation rate in the UK; notes that over 100,000 people are diagnosed with the disease every year and that PAD is often a precursor for heart failure or stroke; recognises that vascular specialists often see patients when little can be done to save their leg; further recognises that the UK has one of the lowest revascularisation rates in legs across Europe; and urges the Department of Health to encourage local vascular networks to agree network-wide protocols for the identification, referral, investigation and treatment of people with peripheral arterial disease.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

177 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Jim Dobbin

Ashok Kumar

Colin Breed

Ian Taylor

Richard Taylor

Subjects

Health education

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk