Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99733

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Tabled: 15 December 2025

Answered: 22 December 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have changed since the start of the winter season; and what geographical variation there has been in those admissions.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The information requested is not collected centrally. NHS England publishes annual data on the number of admissions with a primary diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In 2024/25, there were 121,506 admissions. This data is available at the...

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