The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is looking to consult on whether DEXA scans for sports performance assessment and other non-medical uses should be recognised as a justified practice.
See the consultation document for aims, rationale, background and context on this issue.
This consultation aims to collate a wide range of evidence to establish a position on whether non-medical DEXA practice could be justified, and if so, how to enable its use in a safe manner.
If you navigate away from the survey, your progress will be automatically saved. If you reopen the link in the same browser that you started the survey, you will be able to continue your response.
This survey will close at 11.59pm on 1 June 2026.