1. www.england.nhs.uk Yorkshire and the Humber Diabetes footcare activity profiles Published June 2015

2. www.england.nhs.uk Public Health England National cardiovascular intelligence network The data is compiled from hospital episode statistics and compares episodes of inpatient care across two periods: 1 st April 2010 to 31 st March 2013 1 st April 2011 to 31 st March 2014 Data Source

3. www.england.nhs.uk An episode of care is a period as an inpatient under the care of a specific consultant. A patient may have more than one episode during a spell if they are transferred between consultants. The profiles collate data for admissions to hospital for diabetic foot disease. This could be based on discharge diagnosis e.g. foot or leg ulcer, or procedure performed e.g. amputation or debridement of a foot or leg wound. Methodology

4. www.england.nhs.uk

14. Further Information Full footcare profiles are available at: http://www.yhpho.org.uk/diabetesprofilesfoot/default.aspx