Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tim Yeo (Conservative), on Wednesday, 26 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 81 members in total.

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OSTEOPOROSIS

That this House commends the work of the National Osteoporosis Society in raising public awareness of this debilitating condition; expresses sympathy with the estimated three million osteoporosis sufferers in the United Kingdom; notes that one in three women and at least one in 12 men will develop the disease during their lifetime with resulting serious pain and loss of quality of life; notes that someone has a fracture as a result of osteoporosis every three minutes; further notes that osteoporosis can be fatal and that more women die after hip fractures than from cancer of the ovaries, cervix and uterus combined; supports the National Osteoporosis Society in its valuable work to highlight the importance of diet and exercise in creating healthy bones; and urges the Government to do more to ensure that the NHS understands the importance of early diagnosis and gives the disease sufficient priority in the future.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

29 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Diseases Health education Osteoporosis National Osteoporosis Society Fractures

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk