Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82542

Respiratory Diseases: Diagnosis

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025

Question

James MacCleary

Liberal DemocratLewes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to help (a) increase capacity and (b) tackle inequalities in accessing a respiratory diagnosis.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Government is committed to increasing the capacity of respiratory services and is improving access to these services through new community diagnostic centres (CDCs).All standard and large CDCs are required to offer diagnostic respiratory tests such as...

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