Question follow-through · 17293
Osteoporosis: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve (a) awareness and (b) early diagnosis of osteoporosis before people suffer bone fractures as a result of the disease.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve (a) awareness and (b) early diagnosis of osteoporosis before people suffer bone fractures as a result of the disease.
14 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jul 2026
Answer published
There are resources in place to help support healthcare professionals in the early diagnosis of osteoporosis, such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical knowledge summary on osteoporosis and the prevention of fragility fracture...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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