Putting the spotlight on FLS achievements

As the year comes to an end, Capture the Fracture® would like to congratulate all the Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) that have resubmitted a Best Practice Framework (BPF) questionnaire for assessment of their FLS service and have improved their ratings on the Map of Best Practice over the past three months.

Below is a list of the FLS which have improved their ratings:

Blue to Silver

• National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsin-Chu Branch – Hsinchu, Taiwan

• Hospital de Caridade Sao Vicente – Jundiaí, Brazil

• Hospital De Força Aérea Do Galeão (HFAG) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

Bronze to Silver

• Hospital Universitario de la Samaritana – Bogotá, Colombia (Read news in Spanish)

• Musgrave Park Hospital – Belfast, Ireland

• SES Hospital de Caldas – Caldas, Colombia

Bronze to Gold

• Waitemata District Health Board – Takapuna, New Zealand

CTF congratulates these FLS on achieving measurable improvement in their approaches to patient care and administrative organization.

We thank all for their participation in the Capture the Fracture® program and for their dedication to improving the lives of patients with fragility fractures worldwide.