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<p>The specialised commissioning Clinical Reference Group (CRG) for Vascular Disease,
together with NHS Improvement’s Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) team, aims to
address many of the issues raised in the report. There is a joint NHS England and
GIRFT Board for the ‘Action on Vascular’ work, which is focusing on the early availability
of treatments to increase lower limb circulation and reduce amputation rates.</p><p>
</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan published on 7 January commits to ensuring that hospitals
provide patients with access to multi-disciplinary footcare teams and inpatient specialist
nursing teams, in order to improve recovery and reduce lengths of stay and future
readmissions. This commitment will support reducing inequalities by giving universal
access to multi-disciplinary footcare teams and diabetes inpatient specialist nurses.</p>
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