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Written question asked by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 9 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 June 2002. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 June 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many osteoporotic hip fractures have been recorded in each health authority in the last five years; and if he will make a statement; what guidance he provides on osteoporosis risk assessement; and what percentage of fracture patients aged 50 years and over received an osteoporosis risk assessement in the last 12 months. - Includes table and ref to 'Strategy to prevent fractures caused by osteoporosis and fact that information on the percentage of fracture patients who have received osteoporosis risk assessment is not available centrally.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
387 c973-6W;387 c970-4W; 56136;56138
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Health authorities Patients Older people Osteoporosis Orthopaedics Fractures
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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