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Written question asked by Wes Streeting (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 May 2024 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 May 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Community Diagnostic Centres: Osteoporosis

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of bone density scans conducted in community diagnostic centres in the last 12 months.

Answer

Data on the number of bone density scans, also known as DEXA scans, conducted in community diagnostic centres, is publicly available in the NHS Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity (DM01) dataset. This data has been published monthly since March 2023, and is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/monthly-diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
24498
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Screening Osteoporosis Community diagnostic centres
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk