7th International Symposium Of The Diabetic Foot

EDM number 62 in 2015-16, proposed by Keith Vaz on 01/06/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Diseases, Health education and preventive medicine and Medicine.

That this House commends the organisers, speakers and attendees at the seventh International Symposium of the Diabetic Foot; notes that the symposium is a large and influential health conference held in The Hague, to share best practice on treating and preventing the complications of diabetes; is deeply concerned that there are over 70 lower limb amputations every week as a direct result of diabetes; further notes that effective management of diabetes is vital in preventing these serious operations; and urges the Government to provide the resources, specialist diabetes teams and educational materials necessary for preventing complications arising from serious diabetes.

This motion has been signed by a total of 24 MPs.