| Heading: |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis |
| Question ID: |
1744928 |
| UIN: |
HL2935 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4130 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
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| Asking Member handle: |
MRitchieSD
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@MRitchieSD
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of timely access to testing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosis within NHS England. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-10 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
347 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answer text: |
An assessment has been carried out by NHS England to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected access to spirometry testing. Work is ongoing to bring the number of spirometry tests back to pre-pandemic levels. Healthcare systems also have access to va... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |