To: Health Secretary Steve Barclay MP
Use the Major Conditions Strategy to end the postcode lottery for Fracture Liaison Services (FLS)
We want everyone over 50 to have access to a quality Fracture Liaison Service (FLS). Fractures caused by osteoporosis affect half of women over 50 and a fifth of men.
Why is this important?
I back the campaign run by the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) and the Sunday Express.
In terms of years lost to premature death and disability, fractures (broken bones) caused by osteoporosis are the fourth most devastating health condition of all.
Effective therapies exist, but the postcode lottery for Fracture Liaison Services means around 90,000 people per year are missing out on treatment. The result is tens of thousands of preventable spinal and hip fractures, which are life-changing for people and costly for the NHS.
We're calling on the Government to use the Major Conditions Strategy to send a clear message to Integrated Care Boards that everyone over 50 deserves access to a quality Fracture Liaison Service.
We can then deliver on the mantra that the first fracture should be the last fracture. Beating osteoporosis will tackle one of the most urgent threats to people living well in later life.
In terms of years lost to premature death and disability, fractures (broken bones) caused by osteoporosis are the fourth most devastating health condition of all.
Effective therapies exist, but the postcode lottery for Fracture Liaison Services means around 90,000 people per year are missing out on treatment. The result is tens of thousands of preventable spinal and hip fractures, which are life-changing for people and costly for the NHS.
We're calling on the Government to use the Major Conditions Strategy to send a clear message to Integrated Care Boards that everyone over 50 deserves access to a quality Fracture Liaison Service.
We can then deliver on the mantra that the first fracture should be the last fracture. Beating osteoporosis will tackle one of the most urgent threats to people living well in later life.
