Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with the NHS to improve prevention of falls and fractures, particularly for people with osteoporosis.

NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Best MSK Health Collaborative Pathway Improvement Programme issued a high impact restoration strategy, which includes a recommendation for systems to optimise secondary prevention of fragility fractures by ensuring equitable provision of and access to, quality assured fracture liaison services.

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) are leading a programme to promote reconditioning and improve prevention of falls and fractures. This includes raising awareness and promoting the Chief Medical Officer’s strength and balance exercise guidelines with members of the National Falls Prevention Coordination Group, chaired by NHS England and NHS Improvement.