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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...