Question follow-through · 71853

Osteoporosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) early diagnosis and (b) treatment of osteoporosis.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 29 Aug 2025
Target answer date: 2 Sept 2025
Answer: 8 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026

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Recorded timeline

29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) early diagnosis and (b) treatment of osteoporosis.
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2025
Answer published
In July, we published the 10 Year Health Plan, which committed to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services across every part of the country by 2030. We have invested in 13 new bone density, or DEXA, scanners, which are expected to provide up to 29,000 extra ...

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