Resources for services to implement quality improvement including initiatives and ways to optimise their service delivery.
The FLS-DB team has developed two starter packs to provide an overview of the audit. One for newly registered services or those keen to learn more about FLS-DB and another condensed leaflet, which provides a shorter overview of the audit and more tailored for patients.
FLS-DB hosts quarterly webinar known as ‘exchanges’, providing valuable information on fracture liaison services and strategies for service improvement.
The healthcare improvement workbook was developed to support local teams with quality improvement tools and enable service improvements with existing resources and limited budgets.
The FLS-DB was not granted exemption from the national data opt-out.
These resources aim to improve the patient experience when returning home following a fragility fracture and discussing with primary care.
The Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB) ran a vertebral fracture sprint audit (VFSA) in 2021 to further investigate vertebral fracture identification.
All key performance indicators (KPIs) measure performance against technology assessments, guidance on osteoporosis and clinical standards for FLSs from NICE, the ROS and the NOGG.
The Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB) collects data on a secure web tool, hosted by Crown Informatics. This page contains video guides on how to use the web tool.
People with low bone density and a tendency to fall are at risk of a fragility fracture and those who sustain one such fracture are at high risk of another. There are approved treatments for low bone density and interventions to reduce falls risk, but they are not offered to most patients who should be on treatment.
