Health: Diabetes - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:51 pm on 18 October 2016.

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Photo of Lord Harrison Lord Harrison Labour 2:51, 18 October 2016

My Lords, given the fast-rising numbers of those with diabetes, which now absorbs over 10% of the national health budget—four out of five lower-limb amputations on a daily basis could be preventable—is it not time wisely to invest in podiatric care for diabetics in order to save not only money but the heartache from the loss involved in those lower-limb amputations?