Written question asked by Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 7 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 October 2004. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Monday, 4 October 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Dept of Health
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many DEXA scanners are available in the NHS; what plans he has to increase the numbers of DEXA scanners; and if he will make a statement. - Inc fact that this info is not collected centrally. Work is currently under way to rectify this.
- Answer
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Sue Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many DEXA scanners are available in the NHS; what plans he has to increase the numbers of DEXA scanners; and if he will make a statement. [188181] Dr. Ladyman: This information is not collected centrally. Work is currently under way to rectify this. Dexa scanners are now referred to as DXA scanners as this is the internationally accepted terminology.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 424 c1994W;424 c1992W; 188181
- Session
- 2003-04
- Subjects
- NHS Medical equipment Screening X-rays Osteoporosis
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