Report finds major gaps in NHS provision of falls care.

NHS services for the prevention and care of falls and fracture are 'inadequate' and routinely fail to deliver satisfactory care, a report has shown.

The audit, commissioned by health watchdog the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), found a 'major gap' between NHS organisations' commissioning plans and the care received by patients.

Just 37 per cent of local health services provided a fracture liaison service, seen as the best way to prevent future fractures. Only 33 per cent of non-hip fracture and 60 per cent of hip fracture patients received appropriate care for osteoporosis.

The report urged local NHS services to commission a …