Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 24052

Osteoporosis: Diagnosis

Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 20 January 2025

Question

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op)Cities of London and Westminster

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on introducing early diagnosis services for 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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