Pressure is mounting on Mr Hunt to provide money in next month s Budget for the early detection of the brittle-bone condition osteoporosis throughout the UK.
Debilitating hip fractures are causing more than 1,500 deaths a year in England because the NHS is failing to detect osteoporosis in patients, a charity has claimed.
EXCLUSIVE: Broken promises in the Autumn Statement will âblight the lives of tens of thousands of people with fragile bones, the Royal Osteoporosis Society has warned.