Scanning services for osteoporosis patients ‘in crisis’

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By Storm Newton, PA

Scanning services that identify osteoporosis are a “diagnostic specialty in crisis”, experts have claimed, with “systematic failings” putting people at risk of life-changing injuries.

Underinvestment prior to the pandemic and pressures added by the Covid-19 backlog have brought “services to their knees”, a report by the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) has said.