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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Commons · Question 44449 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Apr 2025

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Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people under 50 have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the last 12 months.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 23 Apr 2025

Information is not held in the format requested. However, using Hospital Episode Statistics data, the following table shows a count of Finished Admission Episodes (FAEs) for patients under 50 years old with a primary diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmo...