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How the National Osteoporosis Society can help you

The NOS offers support to people with osteoporosis, their families and carers, through a range of detailed information booklets, a national telephone helpline and a network of regional support groups. Increasing numbers of people are developing osteoporosis and more people need help every year.

The NOS helpline is staffed by specialist osteoporosis nurse advisors who answer over 17, 000 calls a year, offering information and advice on all aspects of osteoporosis. Call 01761 472721 between 10.00am - 5.30pm on Monday and 9.30am - 5.30pm Tuesday to Friday.

The information provided is free, you pay for the cost of your call. The nurse advisors also reply in writing to medical queries. Over 100 support groups meet across the UK to share information, help raise crucial funds and offer support.

NOS national awareness campaigns aim to ensure every generation understands the importance of maintaining healthy bones, and how to prevent osteoporosis.

The NOS works with the medical profession to facilitate greater understanding of the needs of people with osteoporosis.

The NOS encourages the government, health authorities and opinion leaders to prioritise osteoporosis as a serious health problem which demands better facilities.


Membership of the National Osteoporosis Society

Individual Membership is open to people with osteoporosis and those who want to prevent the disease.


What we offer you: four copies of our newsletter Osteoporosis News a year, packed full of all the latest information on osteoporosis and bone health.  

  •  the choice of two of our information booklets for free and up to 30% discount on all other NOS literature. 
  •  the opportunity to share information and experiences through our network of support groups across the UK.  
  •  access to our annual Members' Day, looking at the latest advances in osteoporosis research, treatment and prevention.


Professional Membership is open to all health professionals with an interest in osteoporosis.
 
You will receive many benefits in addition to those offered to lay members (listed above) including:

  • access to medical conferences on osteoporosis, such as the international multi-disciplinary conference held every two years in Bath. 
  •  regular information on developments in the field of osteoporosis through the abstract journal Osteoporosis Review, published three times a year.

Membership rates
Single membership £15 (UK only)
Single membership for people with osteoporosis £10 (UK only)
Professional membership £20 (UK only)
Household membership £15 (UK only)
Overseas membership £24
Overseas professional membership £34


To join online, go to the National Osteoporosis Society website www.nos.org.uk/join.htm

We are indebted to the National Osteoporosis Society for their help in compiling this section.