Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 48648

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening

Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Kirith Entwistle

LabourBolton North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support Greater Manchester ICB to increase the speed of access to diagnostic tests for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Data on the number of people waiting to receive a spirometry test for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (ICB) is not held centrally.The Government is committed to putting patients first, including...

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