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Written question asked by Mike Weatherley (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 January 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 February 2012. It was answered by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 1 February 2012 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Fractures: Databases

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will commission a real-time national audit of all non-hip fragility fractures as part of the re-tender for the National Hip Fracture Database and the national audit of falls and bone health in older people.
Answer

The re-tender for the National Hip Fracture Database and the National Audit of Falls and Bone health in Older People includes a requirement to conduct a feasibility study regarding all non-hip fragility fractures. The feasibility study will allow a decision to be made regarding the future commissioning of such a database.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
91457; 539 c677-8W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Databases Fractures
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk