A pledge by the Government to create 59 new life-saving brittle bone clinics by 2030 will, at the current rate, take 38 years, according to campaigners.
Analysis of the Government’s own data reveals that the planned rollout will take 34 years longer than promised – and potentially lead to an additional 40,000 preventable deaths.
Osteoporosis affects more than 3.5 million people in the UK – nearly two-thirds of whom are women.
Many do not realise they have the condition until they break a bone.
Charities say more early detection centres could save the NHS millions as well as saving thousands of lives.
The Royal Osteoporosis
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