it solutions- such as electronic data-bases for patient assessments, which can also generate clinical letters and be used for auditing practice-can free up time. although robust it systems can stream-line date collection(investigation results,for example),ultimately results,and their relevance,should be explained in a compassionate way and made understandable to patients. this is necessary to encourage them to feel actively involved in deciding on a long-term plan for their bone health,rather than simply being presented with results that appear to have no link to their future wellbeing.