Fracture Liaison Service
Closure of Fracture Liaison Services
The Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) for South Nottinghamshire (based at East Bridgford Medical Practice) and Nottingham City (delivered by Nottingham CityCare Partnership) will be closing in 2024 along with the FLS virtual clinic which supports clinicians from both services and is delivered by Nottingham University Hospitals Trust. The specific details of the closure, timescales involved, and the transitional arrangements will be shared with practices, patients and other health care professionals in due course.
Janine Elson, Deputy Medical Director from NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, said: “The current fracture liaison services support people in South Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City, but people in other areas aren’t getting this same level of service. We plan to review provision for the whole Nottingham and Nottinghamshire area so we can provide equitable bone health support for all our communities from 2025/26.
“We also need to make sure we use public funding effectively so we can support as many people as possible in our local area.
“We plan to extend the existing South Nottinghamshire fracture liaison service for up to six months to allow time for the service to close. Both the CityCare and Nottingham University Hospitals services will close at the same time as the South Nottinghamshire service. Patients who have been using these services will then be referred for consideration of ongoing treatment, either through their GP or another route.
“Clinical data was used to inform this decision, as there was no clear evidence that outcomes for people in the South Nottinghamshire or Nottingham City areas had improved compared to those areas without a fracture liaison service.”
