Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
Commons · Question 41586 · Tabled 26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Juliet Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) help ensure equitable access to care for people diagnosed with interstitial lung diseases and (b) support local health services to improve (i) immediate and (ii) long
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 3 Apr 2025
The commissioning responsibility for interstitial lung disease (ILD) services has been delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs), to facilitate joined up care and the configuration of services that will meet local needs.Early and accurate diagnosis i...