Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 22263

Respiratory Diseases: Screening

Tabled: 7 January 2025

Answered: 14 January 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase the availability of spirometry testing in primary care.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

NHS England is continuing to support the restoration of local spirometry services and is enhancing capacity through community diagnostic centres (CDCs). These initiatives provide structured pathways for general practitioners (GPs) to refer patients for es...

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