Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Commons · Question 106505 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 22 December 2025 to question 99733, how many of those admissions were readmissions within (a) 30 and (b) 90 days of initial hospitalisation.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 26 Jan 2026
The Department has not conducted a specific assessment of the drivers of hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for 2024/25. In general, COPD is commonly worsened by smoking, occupational exposure, and poor air quality, and e...