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Respiratory Diseases: Washington and Gateshead South

Commons · Question 19894 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in Washington and Gateshead South const

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 Sep 2026

Data is available for emergency finished admission episodes (FAEs) where there was a primary diagnosis of 'respiratory conditions’. The following table shows the number of FAEs where there was a primary diagnosis of 'respiratory conditions’ for Washington...