Bone clinic promise will take government 38 years to fulfil at current rate ‘leading to an additional 40,000 preventable deaths’

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Bone clinic promise will take government 38 years to fulfil at current rate ‘leading to an additional 40,000 preventable deaths’

Daily Mail · 1 month ago

A campaign group or analysis reportedly warns that a government pledge to roll out bone clinics — understood to be fracture liaison services aimed at diagnosing and treating osteoporosis — is being delivered so slowly that it would take 38 years to complete at the current pace. Critics argue this delay matters because the shortfall could result in an estimated 40,000 additional preventable deaths, framing the slow rollout as a significant public health failing rather than a minor administrative lag.

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  • Bone clinic pledge would take 38 years at current pace, critics say.
  • Delay linked to 40,000 additional preventable deaths.
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