Respiratory Diseases: Oxfordshire
Commons · Question 31399 · Tabled 12 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Karin Smyth, 24 Feb 2025
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...