Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 30340

Fractures: South West

Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Adam Dance

Liberal DemocratYeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeline is for the opening of new Fracture Liaison Services in (a) Somerset and (b) the South West.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) are a globally recognised care model and can reduce the risk of refracture for people at risk of osteoporosis by up to 40%.FLS are commissioned by integrated care boards (ICBs), which make decisions according to local need....

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