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Fractures: Health Services

Lords · Question HL1933 · Tabled 9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Rooker

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Merron on 6 July (HL Deb col 2), how many Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) do not have a fracture liaison service in each of the NHS hospitals within the ICB.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 20 Jul 2026

Analysis of 2025 Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) data shows that the number of FLS’ in England has increased since 2024, from 80 to 83. These 83 services are based in 23 out of the 25 integrated care board (ICB) clusters. Analysis of the 2025 data suggest...