World Osteoporosis Day

This week, we need your help to break the silence on osteoporosis 

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We help the nation look after its bones and appreciate the importance of bone health for everybody. If you develop osteoporosis, we're here to help you live well.

Policy manifesto

Osteoporosis affects 3.5m people in the UK, but it’s known as the "silent disease" as so few know about it. Now is the time to break the personal, societal and financial impact, and take action to put an end to the dire consequences of fractures.

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21 Oct 2021
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall hosts afternoon tea at Clarence House to mark World Osteoporosis Day 2021
Twenty-five volunteers and supporters of the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) were invited to the afternoon tea on Wednesday 20 October to mark World Osteoporosis Day.
20 Oct 2021
New report shows how osteoporosis is cutting tens of thousands off from work and friends
New figures released by the Royal Osteoporosis Society on World Osteoporosis Day today show how millions are missing out on the healthcare they need.
05 Oct 2021
Low awareness of vitamin D could be putting the nation’s bone health at risk as we enter vitamin D blackout
Despite vitamin D being essential for healthy bones, only 37% of Brits realise that you can’t get vitamin D from sunlight between the end of September and beginning of April in the UK.
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