Table 1 Government guidelines on the categories of patients 'eligible' for treatment of their ED under the NHS. Column 2 represents the number (percentage within parentheses) of patients with ED eligible for NHS treatment in this study.
Category eligible for NHS treatment | No. (percent) |
|---|---|
Distress | 26 (17.6%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 22 (15%) |
ED treatment prior to / on 14/09/1998 | 8 (5.4%) |
Prostatectomy | 5 (3.4%) |
Prostate cancer | 2 (1.4%) |
Radical Pelvic Surgery | 2 (1.4%) |
Spinal Cord Injury | 3 (2%) |
Parkinson's Disease | 1 (0.7%) |
Multiple sclerosis | 0 |
Poliomyelitis | 0 |
Renal failure treated by dialysis or transplant | 0 |
Severe pelvic injury | 0 |
Single gene neurological disease | 1 (0.7%) |
Spina bifida | 0 |
Total – eligible for NHS treatment | 70 (47.6%) |
Distress ('specialist' prescriptions required) | 17.6% |
Other categories (GP can prescribe) | 30% |