Written question asked by Alison Seabeck (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 February 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 February 2015. It was answered by Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Fractures

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which local commissioning bodies have commissioned a fracture liaison service; and what steps he is taking to encourage such commissioning.

Answer: The provision of fracture liaison services (FLS) is a matter for local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and data on numbers is not collected centrally. NHS England advises that it is aware that provision of good FLS is not uniform across the country and is working with CCGs to support them to develop appropriate local services. It also advises that the FLS model recommended by the International Osteoporosis Foundation and the National Osteoporosis society is recognised as best practice and is being promoted.

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