Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94656
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis
Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of diagnosis times for COPD.
Answer
Ashley DaltonTo enable faster diagnosis and earlier access to treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), access to spirometry tests in community diagnostic centres (CDCs) is growing and will continue to do so as more sites come online. The first five ...
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