Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 24003

Osteoporosis: Diagnosis

Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 20 January 2025

Question

Adam Jogee

Labour — Newcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve early diagnosis of osteoporosis.

Answer

Funding was recently announced to boost bone density scanning capacity, to support improvements in bone health and early diagnostics for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, such as osteoporosis. This will provide an estimated 29,000 extra scans per year.As ...
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