GP Referral

Your GP/Consultant will ask for information regarding your osteoporosis risk factors  and make an assessment based on a number of factors to decide if you need a DXA Scan.

It is important that a Referral Form is completed for anyone being referred for a DXA  scan.

 

Referral Form

Please Have your GP/Consultant print off, Complete and Sign the attached referral Form and return it to us. Please note Appointments are only made on acceptance of referral from your GP/Consultant. (click icon link below to open/download form)

Articles/References

 

Denosumab in the Treatment of Osteoporosis: 10 Years Later: A Narrative Review.

Abstract : The fully human monoclonal antibody denosumab was approved for treatment of osteoporosis in 2010…. 

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Should denosumab treatment for osteoporosis be continued indefinitely?

Abstract: Denosumab was approved for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in 2010, based on the FREEDOM study….

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COVID-19 Update

Covid 19 - Update

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