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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Commons · Question 99733 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have changed since the start of the winter season; and what geographical variation there has been in those admissions.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Dec 2025

The information requested is not collected centrally. NHS England publishes annual data on the number of admissions with a primary diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In 2024/25, there were 121,506 admissions. This data is available at the...