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Fractures: Health Services

Asked by Joe RobertsonConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 February 2025UIN 25911

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to develop fracture liaison services nationwide.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The Government and NHS England support the clinical case for services which help to prevent fragility fractures and support the patients who sustain them. According to the Fracture Liaison Service Database 2022, at least 60 trusts in England had access to a Fracture Liaison Service. The Government is committed to ending the postcode lottery for access to these important preventative services, and the Department is working closely with NHS England to explore a range options to provide better quality and access, including ways to best support local systems.

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