Asthma (Hansard, 19 July 1995)

§ Mr. Alex Carlile
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on trends in the incidence of asthma attacks in Shropshire and surrounding areas in the past five weeks; and what factors are considered to have affected them; and if he will make a statement. [35865]

§ Mr. Sackville
The hon. Member may wish to contact Councillor D. G. Lloyd, chairman of Shropshire health authority, for details.

§ Ms Lynne
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what comparative studies his Department has made of the effectiveness of prescribing methods adopted by(a) fundholding and (b) non-fundholding general practitioners for asthma patients; and if he will make a statement. [34441]

§ Mr. Malone
No comparative studies have been carried out. However, at October 1994, around 90 per cent. both of fundholding and of non-fundholding general practitioners were providing chronic disease management programmes for asthma and diabetes.
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