Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 31399

Respiratory Diseases: Oxfordshire

Tabled: 12 February 2025

Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

Charlie Maynard

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times for (a) diagnosis and (b) beginning treatment for patients with Interstitial Lung Disease and Pulmonary Fibrosis in West Oxfordshire.

Answer

Karin Smyth

No formal assessment has been made. Patients have been let down for too long whilst they wait for the care they need. Tackling waiting lists, including in respiratory medicine, is a key part of our Health Mission. We have delivered almost 2.2 million extr...

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