Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 11 September 2025.
Jim Shannon
DUP, Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve fracture screening.
Ashley Dalton
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NICE) has published a clinical knowledge summary on osteoporosis and the prevention of fragility fractures, which is available at the following link:
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/osteoporosis-prevention-of-fragility-fractures/management/assessment/
If a doctor suspects that a patient has osteoporosis, they can calculate the probability of that individual having a fracture using the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool or the Q-Fracture risk calculator. Further tests, including bone density scans, otherwise known as DEXA scans, can be performed to diagnose or assess risk of osteoporosis.
Fracture liaison services are commissioned by integrated care boards, which are well-placed to make decisions according to local needs. Our 10-Year Health Plan is committed to rolling out fracture liaison services across every part of the country by 2030.
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