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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 94655 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Dec 2025

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Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve early diagnosis of COPD.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 10 Dec 2025

To enable faster diagnosis and earlier access to treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), access to spirometry tests in community diagnostic centres (CDCs) is growing and will continue to do so as more sites come online. The first five ...