National Osteoporosis Society Manifestos

EDM number 1509 in 2008-09, proposed by John Austin on 18/05/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Diseases.

That this House welcomes the publication of the National Osteoporosis Society's Manifestos for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; is concerned that osteoporosis is a long-term condition which is currently putting three million people in the UK at risk of painful fractures, which are costly for the NHS to treat; is further concerned that £2 billion is spent annually on treatment and care for people with hip fractures; notes that much can be done to prevent these fractures, through the proper identification, treatment and care for people who have osteoporosis; calls for a Fracture Liaison Service to be linked to every hospital that receives fragility fractures in the UK, to ensure that every fragility fracture patient gets the treatment and care they need; further calls for coherent clinical guidance for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care of falls, fragility fractures and osteoporosis; further calls for the quality and systems of care for people at risk of falls, and with, or at risk of, fragility fractures and osteoporosis to be measured on a regular basis, to stimulate best practice; further calls for healthcare professionals working in primary care to be offered meaningful incentives to find and treat those at a high risk of fragility fracture; and further calls for measures to improve understanding of bone health amongst individuals of all ages, with positive messages communicated in schools.

This motion has been signed by a total of 75 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.