A man had to have an amputation after a blister developed on his little toe.
Robert Pendlebury, 50, went to the NHS Widnes Urgent Care Centre on March 2, 2017 having noticed the blister on the little toe of his right foot. Those treating him were aware that he was a type 2 diabetic and that ulcers were developing on his other toes, but they did send him to a specialist diabetic foot clinic.
He was seen on numerous occasions over a four-week period and his wife Carol says that the situation worsened continually over that time, with the blister developing into an open wound which was "constantly seeping" with a "horrendous smell". Carol said that she stressed the need for specialist treatment at numerous appointments, as she herself is diabetic and had supported her husband for more than a decade with managing the condition.
