Labour pledge to give people suffering from brittle bone disease access to vital scans in victory for the Mail on Sunday's War On Osteoporosis campaign By Anna Mikhailova Published: 01:00, 23 June 2024 | Updated: 01:01, 23 June 2024 e-mail View comments Labour will ensure that those at risk of brittle bone disease will be able to access vital scans that catch the condition early, in a victory for The Mail on Sunday's War On Osteoporosis campaign. Research shows that allowing patients to access specialist osteoporosis care saves lives, prevents life-changing injuries and reduces NHS spending. Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) identify people over the age of 50 who arrive at A&E with broken bones and screens them for fragility fractures.
At present, screening is offered in Scotland and Northern Ireland , and Wales is expanding it this year – but it is only available in about half of England's NHS Trusts. Following an MoS campaign to expand FLSs to all hospitals, the Conservatives , Labour and Liberal Democrats have all committed to fully funding the screening project. Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting (pictured) has now told this newspaper that he remains committed to rolling out FLSs at every hospital in the UK Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) identify people over the age of 50 who arrive at A&E with broken bones and screens them for fragility fractures (Stock Image) While this appeared in the Tory and Lib Dem manifestos, it was not in Labour's.
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