Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 5319
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Tabled: 11 September 2024
Answered: 8 October 2024
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of cases of (a) peripheral arterial disease and (b) lower-limb amputations carried out due to the progression of that disease each year.
Answer
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely preventable, through lifestyle changes and a combination of public health and National Health Service action on smoking and tobacco addiction, obesity, tackling alcohol misuse, and food reformulation. Prevention is ...
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