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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Community Health Services

Commons · Question 115665 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2026

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Asked by Steve Yemm

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receive community-based care with specialist input; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness o

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Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 3 Mar 2026

NHS England is investing £3.61 million of funding to expand an approach that allows more people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at rising risk of admission to be proactively identified and supported during winter 2025/26. A nationally co...