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Asthma: Medical Equipment

Commons · Question 65189 · Tabled 4 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 62448 on Asthma: Medical Equipment, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of prescription charges on the health out

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 10 Jul 2025

No assessment has been made of the potential impact of prescription charges on the health outcomes of people with asthma. However, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the British Thoracic Society, and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidel...