Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 13771

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 12 November 2024
Answered: 18 November 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are being treated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Answer

The Department does not hold this data. Most chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treatment will take place in the community, so this information will be held at a regional level.