Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73

Fractures: Health Services

Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 25 July 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to roll out Fracture Liaison Services.

Answer

More than 500,000 fragility fractures occur every year, and up to 40% of fracture patients will suffer another fracture. I am pleased to reiterate the Government’s commitment to expanding access to fracture liaison services. The Department is working clos...
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