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Osteoporosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to offer early diagnosis to people suspected of suffering from osteoporosis.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
22 Jan 2025
Answer
23 Jan 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to offer early diagnosis to people suspected of suffering from osteoporosis.

  2. 22 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    On 6 January 2025, NHS England published the new Elective Reform Plan, which sets out a whole system approach to hitting the 18-week referral to treatment target by the end of this Parliament. Further information on the Elective Reform Plan is available a...

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