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Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 24 May 2002. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Friday, 24 May 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of patients on 7.5 mg of corticosteroids for over six months are on osteoporotic preventative therapy in (a) Hull and the East Riding and (b) England and Wales; how many primary care trusts and groups have a strategy for osteoporosis management; what percentage of fracture patients aged over 50 years received an osteoporosis risk assessment in (a) Hull and the East Riding and (b) England and Wales, in the last two quarters for which figures are available.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
386 c685W;386 c684-5W; 57578;57577;57571
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Health services Medical treatments Patients Older people Primary care trusts Preventive medicine Primary care groups Steroid drugs Risk assessment Osteoporosis East Riding Fractures
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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