§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many primary care trusts have adopted an osteoporosis prevention strategy. [122320]
§ Dr. LadymanWe do not collect information on how many primary care trusts have adopted an osteoporosis prevention strategy.
We are taking osteoporosis forward through the falls section of the national service framework for older people. This requires local health and social care systems to establish an integrated falls service by 2005. These services must include appropriate interventions and advice to prevent osteoporotic fracture.