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Respiratory Diseases: West Dorset

Commons · Question 42907 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 7 Apr 2025

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Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the levels of respiratory diseases in West Dorset constituency.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 7 Apr 2025

In the West Dorset area, which includes the Sherborne, Mid Dorset, and Jurassic primary care networks, there are 8,617 patients with asthma, and 2,490 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A systematic review published in 2021 highli...