Health services

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West Kent Community Falls Prevention Service (with both urgent and routine assessment and treatment capabilities as well as education links), require a Bone Health/Fracture Liaison Service to fully embrace the Department of Health (2009) guidance on “Falls and Fractures”. A Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) is a multidisciplinary service, which aims to systematically identify, investigate, initiate treatment and integrated care for all eligible patients, over the age of 50 within a local population who have suffered a fragility fracture; with the aim of reducing their risk of subsequent (or secondary) fractures West Kent Community Falls Prevention Service (with both urgent and routine assessment and treatment capabilities as well as education links), require a Bone Health/Fracture Liaison Service to fully embrace the Department of Health (2009) guidance on “Falls and Fractures”. A Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) is a multidisciplinary service, which aims to systematically identify, investigate, initiate treatment and integrated care for all eligible patients, over the age of 50 within a local population who have suffered a fragility fracture; with the aim of reducing their risk of subsequent (or secondary) fractures