Alternatives to Surgery Make Varicose Vein Treatment Simple and Less Painful
Western Morning News, The › March 01, 2011
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The way in which patients are referred for treatment for their varicose veins is changing, as fewer and fewer procedures will be made available on the NHS.
Surgeons who treat patients with varicose veins are concerned about the long term implications of this restriction on patient health.See the full content of this document
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Alternatives to Surgery Make Varicose Vein Treatment Simple and Less Painful
They are worried that the policy will result in an epidemic of varicose ulcers that are painful and distressing to the patient and expensive to treat - a recent survey showed that the treatment of varicose ulcers swallowed two per cent of the total NHS budget.
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