Amputee 'wasted' cash on prosthetic leg

An amputee has said he has paid nearly 10,000 on a prosthetic limb because he was not told he could have been entitled to a similar one on the NHS. Ivor Sault, 69, from Devizes, Wiltshire, found a leg provided by the NHS was painful so decided to pay privately for a different type. Mr Sault has since discovered he could have got the replacement on the NHS. The NHS said a request for an alternative could have been considered if it had been aware he was unhappy. Mr Sault, who lost his leg in motorbike accident over 50 years ago, said a previous prosthetic limb, which he was happy with, wore out.