| Heading: |
Fractures: Health Services |
| Question ID: |
1727785 |
| UIN: |
HL802 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-09-05 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4202 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Lexden
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Lord Lexden
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to establish a fund for new and improved fracture liaison services. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-09-19 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
347 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answer text: |
The Government is committed to expanding fracture liaison services (FLS), supporting ending the postcode lottery. FLS are a globally recognised care model and can reduce the risk of refracture for people at risk of osteoporosis by up to 40%. Officials are... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |