Action Needed to Prevent Future Hip Fracture Risks

Action needed now to avoid potential harms for future hip fracture patients. • NHS hospitals are not currently equipped to manage the projected increase in the number of patients likely to suffer hip fractures in the future. • Researchers predict a shortfall of more than £25 million per year to care for the increase in patients by 2030. New research from the University of Aberdeen forecasts an upsurge in hip fracture patients within the next decade with an annual NHS shortfall of more than £25 million to meet this demand. Dr Luke Farrow, Clinical Research Fellow at the University and

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