Fractures: Health Services

(asked on 5th July 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will takes steps to ensure that the Major Conditions Strategy identifies Fracture Liaison Services as an exemplar of good practice to be deployed across Integrated Care Systems.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 17th July 2023

Musculoskeletal conditions which includes osteoporosis is one of the group of conditions included in the Major Conditions Strategy. The strategy will aim to identify actions in the areas of prevention, treatment and long term management of care to improve outcomes for individuals across the six major condition groups.

To inform the development of the strategy and to ensure a wide range of experiences are considered, the Department launched a call for evidence to seek wider views and ideas from the public and organisations.

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