'Only 3 clinics opened despite rollout pledge'

ONLY three specialist bone clinics have opened since Labour came to power - despite a promise to roll them out nationwide in response to a Sunday Express campaign.

- BY JONATHAN WALKER Whitehall Editor

Half of NHS trusts still do not have Fracture Liaison Services for early diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis, which contributes to thousands of deaths a year.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting vowed in opposition that one of his first acts in government would be to task NHS England with a "rollout plan" for universal FLS services.