Acute limb ischaemia, Aortic dissection, Gas gangrene/gas in tissue, Ruptured or symptomatic aortic aneurysm, Asymptomatic aortic aneurysm >7cms, Severe signs of sepsis relating to critical limb ischaemia and urgent referrals - Referral will be made to clinical nurse specialist who will either manage or referred to Mr Stather who will continue to be based in West Suffolk and will make a decision on referral to Addenbrookes
Veins - All veins patients to be delayed for the foreseeable future. All claudicant and vein scans to cease to prioritise more clinically urgent patients
New and Follow up outpatient clinics - Clinical review of all upcoming clinics that are currently booked and will move those to telephone if appropriate, or delay when possible. There will also be a review on all outstanding scan requests and delay when appropriate in liaison with Radiology
Virtual results clinics- Nurse will continue to run these virtual post scan clinics and will order diagnostics as appropriate but with a revised time frame i.e. those due in 3 months will wait for 6 months
Angioplasty – on hold except for clinically urgent patient
Diabetic Foot clinic - Handing over to T&O (Mr Vaughn), who will review and accept emergency referrals for triage