"The commitment remains the same, as the noble Lord will have seen most recently outlined in the women’s health strategy. We are taking a whole-pathway approach of fracture prevention, improving access to diagnosis, adopting effective treatments and encouraging local systems to develop services to identify those at the highest rate …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"The 10-year health plan also highlights community-based models of fracture prevention services, which will be very much at the core of neighbourhood health services; that is one of the key changes we are making. It is important to emphasise, as I have done before at this Dispatch Box, that decisions …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"My Lords, the latest analysis of 2025 data from the fracture liaison service database shows that the number of fracture liaison services in England has increased from 73 to 78 since 2024. The database does not provide monthly data on the number of fracture liaison services, so we are unable …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"We are extending services. The noble Baroness’s observation on the implication of not dealing with this issue is quite right, which is why I talked about the whole pathway of fracture prevention. For example, on prevention, we have invested £2.6 million in 20 new, state-of-the-art DEXA scanners across the country. …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"I am grateful to my noble friend for allowing me to complete Second Reading today—I look forward to doing so—but I do not share her feeling that we will not be providing services. As I have said, the commitment is there. I should say that the department is working with …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"I do not accept the analysis on rolling back—we are going forward compared with where we started. I understand the frustration, which we all share; however, my officials are progressing policy options, including the upcoming frailty and dementia modern service framework, through which we can set local targets for ICBs, …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"The noble Baroness makes a good point, and we are now including menopause in the NHS health check for those over 40. That will be a very good place to do that, because it will identify where women should speak up. One in three women are likely to have osteoporosis, …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"While many areas have made good progress, there is still variation in service provision and issues with patient access. That is why we are improving identification, assessment and treatment of people at risk of fragility fractures. On the point about women, in the last four years two new drugs have …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"In line with all the other things we do, we have a range of measures. I have just spoken about the modern service framework, which is a new way of holding to account and it allows us to set targets for ICBs. It is important to say that NHS England …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"My Lords, this Government support the integration of neighbourhood health and social care. Our approach to neighbourhood health brings services together so that people experience more joined-up and person-centred care, including from integrated neighbourhood teams. In March, we published the Neighbourhood Health Framework, promoting joined-up partnership arrangements between ICBs …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech