Quick and more accessible bone health assessments for patients

News - 9 November 2026

A new DEXA scanner has been installed at Whipps Cross Hospital benefitting patients with faster, more accessible bone-health assessments.

The new service particularly benefits hospital inpatients, patients with mobility challenges and those who would previously have needed to travel to the Barts Health Trust's main DEXA facility at Silverthorn Medical Centre in Chingford.

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