Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119274

Respiratory Diseases: Rehabilitation

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expand community-based rehabilitation services for people recovering from long-term respiratory illnesses.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) services that meet the needs of their local populations, including delivery in community settings. To improve referral rates for PR, NHS England has issued guida...

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